Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor
This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She drove audiences wild by the way her opulent voice caressed the music’s long phrases and sprinted effortlessly through the fiendish runs, trills, embellishments and stratospheric high notes. One of the glories of the operatic world, her portrayal of Donizetti’s hapless heroine is a multifaceted and moving characterization. The incomparable tenor Alfredo Kraus is Edgardo, the man Lucia loves but cannot have.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Nov 13, 1982
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Librettist
Salvadore Cammarano
Run Time
2 HRS 16 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus