Maria Stuarda

Maria Stuarda — Plot

Maria Stuarda is a searingly dramatic setting of Friedrich Schiller’s play about Mary, Queen of Scots, and her political and personal rivalry with Queen Elizabeth I of England. While based relatively closely on historical characters and events, the opera’s central scene is fictional: the highly emotional meeting of the queens that concludes the first act (originally invented by Schiller) never took place. It’s a dramatic device that brilliantly highlights the two women’s contrasting characters.

• Release date
• January 1, 2002
• Runtime
• 153 min
• Genres
• Music

Maria Stuarda — Cast

Sonia Ganassi Elisabetta Joseph Calleja Leicester Riccardo Zanellato Talbot

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Marzio Giossi Lord Cecil

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Cinzia Rizzoni Anna Kennedy

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Cinzia Rizzoni Anna Kennedy Carmela Remigio Maria Stuarda