The broadcast of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux will be presented live on Saturday, April 16 at 12:55 p.m., followed by an Encore presentation on Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in all time zones. In this climactic opera of the trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves, Roberto Devereux. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Devereux, and mezzo-soprano Elna Garana and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien complete the principal quartet in the bel canto masterpiece, directed by Sir David McVicar and conducted by Donizetti specialist Maurizio Benini.