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Maria Stuarda

Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giuseppe Bardari

April 12, 14, 18, and 20, 2012, at 8 pm
Matinée April 22 at 2:30 pm
In Italian with English surtitles

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, former Queen of France, and claimant to the throne of England, is held prisoner by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Will Mary's attempts to cajole Elizabeth into a reconciliation save her from being beheaded?

Donizetti takes shameless liberties with history, but imparts a splendid operatic flair to the political and religious conflict between Mary and Elizabeth. So what if the feuding monarchs never met in real life! Donizetti brings them together anyway, concocts a love triangle, and lets the sparks fly. As the niceties of diplomacy go out the window, the confrontation erupts into some very un-royal language and the most lyrical catfight in all of opera.

Maria Stuarda brings us two indomitable heroines and a wonderfully Italian twist on British history – Shakespearian invective hurled in purest bel canto, hatred and scorn spun into silken, sinuous melody – magnificent drama and ethereal music.

Two women locked in conflict over one of the world's most powerful empires . . . their lives interwoven in a passionate and painful struggle for political power.
Maria Lamont, Director

 

Cast and Creative Team

  • Timothy Vernon: Conductor
  • Maria Lamont: Director
  • Camellia Koo: Set and Costume Designer
  • Michael Walton: Lighting Designer
  • Tracy Dahl: Maria Stuarda
  • Sally Dibblee: Elisabetta
  • Edgar Ernesto Ramírez: Leicester
  • Stephen Hegedus: Talbot
  • Lisa DiMaria: Anna
  • Andrew Love: Cecil

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