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.
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera Composer: Gaetano Donizetti Librettists: Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean François Bayard Production: Laurent Pelly Conductor: Marco Armiliato Performers: Natalie Dessay (Marie), Felicity Palmer (Marquise of Berkenfield), Juan Diego Flórez (Tonio), Alessandro Corbelli (Sulpice), Marian Seldes (Duchess of Krakenthorp) Synopsis: Hailed ...