DONIZETTI

The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato as Mary, Queen of Scots with South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I, Mary’s formidable rival, and Matthew Polenzani as the Earl of Leicester.

The last opera in Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, stars Sondra Radvanovsky as Elizabeth I and features Matthew Polenzani, Elina Garanca and Mariusz Kwiecien. Maurizio Benini conducts.

Joyce DiDonato (Mary), Elza van den Heever (Elizabeth), Matthew Polenzani (Leciester) perform the Act I finale from Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda."

Joyce DiDonato performs Mary's prayer from Act II of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" which airs on PBS Sunday, April 14 at 12 p.m. (check local listings).

Joseph Calleja as Edgardo and Natalie Dessay as Lucia in a scene from Act 1 of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor sing a duet in the Metropolitan Opera's production.

Natalie Dessay sings "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from Act 3 of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.

Anna Netrebko revives her sensational turn in this sophisticated bel canto comedy, opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. Met Music Director James Levine conducts. When Otto Schenk's production premiered in 2006, the New York Times acclaimed it as ...

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET pays tribute to the life of Luciano Pavarotti, who died on September 6, 2007, with an encore performance of one of his most treasured roles, Nemorino in Donizetti's "L'Elisir D'Amore" ("The Elixir of Love"). The two-and-one-half-hour, two-act opera was originally ...