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Preview: Season 40 Episode 18 | 31s
The first-ever Met production of Donizetti’s opera stars Joyce DiDonato.
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. "Maria Stuarda" airs on PBS Sunday, July 14 at 12 p.m. (check local listings).
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

GP at the Met: Maria Stuarda Preview
Preview: Season 40 Episode 18 | 31s
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. "Maria Stuarda" airs on PBS Sunday, July 14 at 12 p.m. (check local listings).
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Clip: S40 Ep18 | 2m 18s | Joyce DiDonato performs Mary's prayer from Act II of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda." (2m 18s)
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Clip: S40 Ep18 | 4m 7s | Joyce DiDonato and Elza van den Heever in Act I finale from Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda." (4m 7s)
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