The performance tomorrow of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, live from the Met in HD will feature soprano Natalie Dessay.
In Lucia it is all about the mad scene. Sopranos down through the ages have made their careers from one stellar performance of this opera. When a Lucia sings il dolce suono the aria must exhibit fragility in the midst of a terrifying visual unhinging. The character sings herself into an exhaustive state of hysteria before finally collapsing. The role calls for vocal gymnastics while embracing utter insanity. Dessay has had much success in this role.
Joining Dessay in this Met production are Joseph Calleja as Edgardo, Ludovic Tezier as Enrico and Kwangchul Youn as Raimondo.
Mary Zimmerman is in charge of the production team on this opera. Her team includes Daniel Ostling, set designer, Mara Blumenfeld, costume designer, T. J. Gerckens, lighting designer and Daniel Pelzig, choreographer. The opera will be conducted by James Levine.
For those not familiar with the story of Lucia di Lammermoor, the opera takes place in Scotland. There is a feud between the families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor. Enrico is of Lammermoor, Edgardo is of Ravenwood. Enrico had much success and squandered his money and political favors. To bolster his pockets he intends to force his sister Lucia to marry Arturo. Lucia refuses, of course she is in love with Edgardo. Enrico does not take this mildly and pure opera ensues.
Enrico makes Lucia believe he will allow a wedding between Lucia and Edgardo. Much intrigue and falsehoods are the bread and butter of opera and Lucia does not disappoint. There is death and mayhem. Tomorrow’s performance should be rewarding to both new and more experienced opera fans.
The opera is broadcast live from the Met in high definition at noon at Tinseltown in Benton. A caravan of opera lovers leaves from the Ponce de Leon parking lot no later than 11 a.m.
In Lucia it is all about the mad scene. Sopranos down through the ages have made their careers from one stellar performance of this opera. When a Lucia sings il dolce suono the aria must exhibit fragility in the midst of a terrifying visual unhinging. The character sings herself into an exhaustive state of hysteria before finally collapsing. The role calls for vocal gymnastics while embracing utter insanity. Dessay has had much success in this role.
Joining Dessay in this Met production are Joseph Calleja as Edgardo, Ludovic Tezier as Enrico and Kwangchul Youn as Raimondo.
Mary Zimmerman is in charge of the production team on this opera. Her team includes Daniel Ostling, set designer, Mara Blumenfeld, costume designer, T. J. Gerckens, lighting designer and Daniel Pelzig, choreographer. The opera will be conducted by James Levine.
For those not familiar with the story of Lucia di Lammermoor, the opera takes place in Scotland. There is a feud between the families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor. Enrico is of Lammermoor, Edgardo is of Ravenwood. Enrico had much success and squandered his money and political favors. To bolster his pockets he intends to force his sister Lucia to marry Arturo. Lucia refuses, of course she is in love with Edgardo. Enrico does not take this mildly and pure opera ensues.
Enrico makes Lucia believe he will allow a wedding between Lucia and Edgardo. Much intrigue and falsehoods are the bread and butter of opera and Lucia does not disappoint. There is death and mayhem. Tomorrow’s performance should be rewarding to both new and more experienced opera fans.
The opera is broadcast live from the Met in high definition at noon at Tinseltown in Benton. A caravan of opera lovers leaves from the Ponce de Leon parking lot no later than 11 a.m.
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