Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (DVD)

With a sublime cast and the revolutionary staging by Ulrich Rasche, this Salzburg Festival production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda transforms a bel canto masterpiece into an evening of theatre. The conflict between Maria and Elisabetta becomes tangible through contrasting costumes, a constantly shifting space of rotating platforms and projected images. Lisette Oropesa's Maria showcases "a truly wonderful display of vocal intelligence, human warmth and a completely effortless, natural tone" (Süddeutsche Zeitung), while Kate Lindsey's Elisabetta conveys the fury and despair of the English monarch with striking intensity. Under the baton of Antonello Manacorda and with the outstanding contribution of the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, this production conquers through rhythm, movement and physical presence as expressive forces.

"Lisette Oropesa imbues all of this with vocal mastery and emotion. Beyond pure virtuosity she shapes the inner workings of the character into operatic drama" - Der Standard

Recording date: Salzburg Festival, Großes Festspielhaus, August 2025
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Picture: NTSC, 16:9
Booklet: English, German, French
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Total running time: 138 mins

Lisette Oropesa (soprano)
Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano)
Bekhzod Davronov (tenor)
Aleksei Kulagin (bass)
Thomas Lehman (baritone)
Nino Gotoshia (soprano)
Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker