Maria Stuarda

On a steep, stark stage where the Tudor dragon and lion snarl from the backdrop, Queen Elisabetta weighs a marriage alliance with France while her cousin and rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, is held captive at Fotheringhay. Both women love the Earl of Leicester, and when he persuades Elisabetta to visit her prisoner, the meeting between the two queens becomes a clash of pride that neither can take back.