Many of Bergamo-born Gaetano Donizetti's operas have already been staged in Budapest, such as recent productions of La fille du régiment, Lucia di Lammermoor, Il campanello, or the frequently performed comic opera Don Pasquale.

However, his great operas of historical dramas have so far been neglected, with the exception of Anna Bolena, which has not been performed in decades, either. It is therefore an important moment in the 2024/25 season that for the first time ever, Maria Stuarda is staged at the Hungarian State Opera.

The bel canto composer, whose works are characteristic of endless and endlessly beautiful melodies, based his opera on Friedrich Schiller's drama of the same title about the last days of the life of the tragic Queen of Scots.

The production is staged by Máté Szabó, a director familiar with Donizetti’s world, approaches the work from a psychological perspective.

Place: Opera House Budapest

Address: 1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 22