Mary Stuart by Donizetti, Ó (2023/2023), Faoi stiúir Gilbert Blin,, Seoltóir Marco Guidarini, Martin Leginus, Slovak National Theatre New Building, Bratislava, Slovakia

Gaetano Donizetti wrote Mario Stuarda at the height of his composing career. And although he succumbed to the charm of the new romantic literature in the subjects of many of his works, he liked to return to English history as a tempting source of effective themes for the stage. He was interested in the fate of Queen Mary of Scots in Friedrich von Schiller's adaptation, but unlike the original, Donizetti avoided political and religious themes. However, he left the legendary fictitious scene of Mary's meeting with Elizabeth. A strong dramatic conflict, a rich psychological profile of the characters, lyrical passages and a great story with two rival queens are in the evocative production of the French director Gilbert Blin a narrative historical theater and the first part of the planned free "Tudor Trilogy".