Maria Stuarda

Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano

Librettist/Text Author: Bardari, Giuseppe

Libretto Source: Schiller, Friedrich von

Conductor: Frizza, Riccardo

Orchestra: Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus: Coro Lirico Marchigiano 'V. Bellini'

Chorus Master: Crescenzi, David

Anna Kennedy: Lanza, Giovanna

Cecil: Cassi, Mario

Elisabetta: Polverelli, Laura

Maria Stuarda: Piscitelli, Maria Pia

Roberto: Biasio, Robert de

Talbot: Alberghini, Simone

Set Designer: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Costume Designer: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Lighting Designer: Rossi, Sergio

Stage Director: Pizzi, Pier Luigi

Sound Engineer: Trasi, Rino

Television Producer: Dellepiane, Alberto

Television Director: Mancini, Davide

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Date of Production: 03-08-2007

Festival: Sferisterio Opera Festival

Venue: Sferisterio, Macerata

Playing Time: 02:02:22

Catalogue Number: 2.110268

UPC: 747313526857

Synopsis

Maria Stuarda

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In Donizetti's opera Maria Stuarda the roles of the doomed queen and her cousin, Elizabeth I, have been taken by some of the greatest divas, from Malibran to Gruberova and Tosi to Baltsa, each revelling in the high drama of their tragically linked fates. "Contributing greatly to the success of the work, the young Maestro Riccardo Frizza revealed himself as a deep and sensitive interpreter of this score, managing to capture all the nuances of Donizetti's music?EUR? Laura Polverelli portrayed with elegance and pride the character of Elizabeth, her furies, doubts and jealousies; Maria Pia Piscitelli was a wonderful Maria Stuarda, passionate, sorrowful, proud, dignified when sentenced to death, recalling her past sins yet conscious of her innocence" (MusiCulturA).