Maria Stuarda

Music by

Gaetano Donizetti

Metropolitan Opera

New York, US

2026

Sunday
December
06
15:00 Wednesday
December
09
19:30 Saturday
December
12
13:00 Wednesday
December
16
19:30 Saturday
December
19
20:00 Tuesday
December
22
19:30

Cast

Maria Stuarda		Lisette Oropesa
Elisabetta		Angela Meade
Robert		René Barbera
Lord Guglielmo Cecil		Mihai Damian
Giorgio Talbot		Adolfo Corrado
Anna Kennedy		Meridian Prall

Conductor

Enrique Mazzola

Production

David McVicar

Costumes

John Macfarlane

Lighting

Jennifer Tipton

Choreography

Leah Hausman

Chorusmaster

Tilman Michael

About

On the heels of her triumphant portrayal in the recent new production of Bellini’s I Puritani, Lisette Oropesa climbs another peak of the bel canto soprano repertoire, the doomed Scottish queen at the heart of Donizetti’s charged historical drama. Soprano Angela Meade is Elisabetta, the English monarch out for blood, with tenor René Barbera as Leicester, the nobleman they both love. Maestro Enrique Mazzola takes the podium for David McVicar’s striking production.

Interview - Música Clásica

Lisette on marathon discipline, bel canto, vocal rest, and why live opera still moves us. Música Clásica, Buenos Aires (in Spanish).

Interview Sept. 25, 2026

Lisette Oropesa as Maria Stuarda at Teatro Real, photo by Javier del Real

Interview - Forum Opéra - Lorsqu'un rôle me convient, je veux grandir avec lui

In a wide-ranging Forum Opéra interview, Lisette discusses Maria Stuarda, her Verona Turandot debut, Norma, and teaching.

Interview Aug. 31, 2026

Performance History

Lisette has given 13 performances as Maria Stuarda.