Although Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda is now considered one of the finest examples of bel canto opera, and fits beautifully into a series of operas about the Tudor Queens, it did not achieve this popularity when it was first performed. In Naples, the opera underwent severe censorship when it upset local royalty, and it was considered risky by many due to its religious themes and the central dichotomy between the catholic Maria Stuarda, and the protestant Elisabetta.
A considerably revised version of the opera was performed at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, October 18, 1834, under the name
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