Maria Stuarda, Capriccio, Steven Isserlis and Dénes Várjon

Grand theatre, Leeds; Northington, Hampshire; Wigmore Hall, LondonThere's a fond belief that Donizetti's Maria Stuarda is about Tudor history. It is, to the extent that its chief characters are Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, and others have recognisable names such as Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester and Sir William Cecil. Nothing obscure there. So when a production such as Antony McDonald's new staging for Opera North, starring Sarah Connolly in the title role, freely mixes lace ruffs...

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