06/03/17 – Lucia di Lammermoor – 1pm
NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
- by Gaetano Donizetti
- Performed in Italian with projected English translations
- frontpage photo credit: Todd Rosenberg
Lucia di Lammermoor Opera Overview
If you cherish the classic tale of star-crossed love in Romeo and Juliet, then Lucia di Lammermoor will sweep you away with its intense romance. The most famous of all bel canto operas, you’ll be transfixed by the passion of the heroine and her lover Edgardo (you’ll long remember their heavenly love duet) and the vocal fireworks of Lucia’s dazzling mad scene, as she breaks your heart while sending spectacular coloratura and high notes soaring. This beautiful period production features a star cast that is not to be missed.
![Albina Shagimuratova](http://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/albinashagimuratova.jpg)
Albina Shagimuratova
Lucia
![Piotr Beczała](http://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/piotrbeczala.jpg)
Piotr Beczała
Edgardo
![Quinn Kelsey](http://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/quinnkelsey.jpg)
Quinn Kelsey
Enrico
![Adrian Sâmpetrean](http://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/adriansampetrean.jpg)
Adrian Sâmpetrean
Raimondo
![Enrique Mazzola](http://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/enriquemazzola.jpg)
Enrique Mazzola
Conductor
Graham Vick
Director
Paul Brown
Designer
Michael Black
Chorus Master