Joyce DiDonato gives a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Donizetti’s bel canto drama, opposite Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. This Live in HD presentation of David McVicar’s acclaimed 2012 production also stars Matthew Polenzani as Leicester, the man caught between the rival queens. Maurizio Benini conducts.

• Erato
• Joyce DiDonato
• Elza van den Heever
• Matthew Rose
• Joshua Hopkins
• Matthew Polenzani
• Maria Zifchak
• Maurizio Benini