Historically loose, but musically sound, Donizetti's Maria Stuarda tells the tragic tale of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots with surprisingly persuasive power. So does Baltimore Opera Company's new production of a work -- absent from the repertoire for 32 years.

If you go Maria Stuarda repeats at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 8:15 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lyric Opera House, 110 W. Mount Royal Ave. Tickets are $45 to $122. Call 410-727-6000 or go to baltimoreopera.com.