Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera

A grand, stately stage performance whose soaring voices carry you through heartbreak and madness toward a devastating, unforgettable climax.

Directed by

Kirk Browning, Margarethe Wallmann

Genres

Music, Drama

Starring

Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira

Overview

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. (Performance taped November 13, 1982. Broadcasted September 28, 1983.)

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

Love, madness, betrayal, family

Content

Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.

Note

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