Tragic opera in three acts Libretto by GIUSEPPE BARDARI , after SCHILLER Music by Donizetti (sung in Italian) with Montserrat Caballc
(first broadcast in this country)
OPERA CHORUS AND
ORCHESTRA OF FRENCH RADIO chorus-master JEAN-PAUL KRÉDER conducted by NELLO SANTI
The action takes place in London and Fotheringay
(Recording made available by courtesy of French Radio)
Elisabetta I, Queen of England - MICHÈLE VILMA (mezzo-soprano)
Maria Stuarda, Queen of Scots - MONTSERRAT CABALLE (soprano)
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester - JOSE CARRERAS (tenor)
Lord Talbot - MAURIZIO MAZZIERI (bass)
Lord Cecil - ENRIQUE SERRA (baritone)
Anna, Maria's maid-of-honour - RUTH BEZINIAN (soprano)