Donizetti’s masterpiece of Romantic opera, Lucia di Lammermoor, presents at the Teatro Real under the direction of David Alden and with Daniel Oren conducting. This drama stands out for its profound emotional depth and psychological insight, led by the voices of a stellar cast featuring Lisette Oropesa as Lucia and Javier Camarena as Edgardo. Joining them, Artur Rucinski as Arturo and Roberto Tagliavini as Raimondo lead this journey to cold and damp Scotland.
Based on the novel by Walter Scott, the plot recounts the torment of the heroine, trapped in a labyrinth of family betrayal and forced by her brother Enrico into an unhappy marriage. Despair drives Lucia to madness, unleashing one of the most powerful scenes in the history of opera in this essential and moving classic.
Dramma tragico in three acts
Music by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), by Walter Scott
Premiered at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on September 26, 1835
Premiered at the Teatro Real on May 31, 1851
Production of the English National Opera
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Artistic team
Conductor | Daniel Oren
Stage director | David Alden
Stage director collaborator | Ian Rutherford
Set designer | Charles Edwards
Costumes designer | Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting designer | Adam Silverman
Choreographer | Maxime Braham
Chorus master | Andrés Máspero
Cast
Lucia | Lisette Oropesa
Edgardo | Javier Camarena
Enrico Ashton | Artur Rucinski
Raimondo Bidebent | Roberto Tagliavini
Lord Arturo Bucklaw | Yijie Shi
Alisa | Marina Pinchuk
Normanno | Alejandro del Cerro
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