Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

Star soprano Anna Netrebko adds Donizetti’s hapless heroine to her growing list of Met triumphs in this production by Mary Zimmerman that updates the events to the 19th century. Rising young tenor sensation Piotr Beczała is Edgardo and Mariusz Kwiecien plays Lucia’s brother Enrico whose brutal authority forces her to deny her heart and marry for the sake of her family. The famous mad scene brilliantly depicts the cascading fragments of Lucia’s disintegrating mind.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
142 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
142 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Feb 7, 2009
Season
2009
Average Score
80%
Mean Score
80%
Ratings
1
Popularity
1
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
The Metropolitan Opera
Genres
Drama, Music
Country
United States

Tags

opera50%scotland50%murder50%betrayal50%descent into madness50%18th century50%nobility50%historical drama50%

Description

Star soprano Anna Netrebko adds Donizetti’s hapless heroine to her growing list of Met triumphs in this production by Mary Zimmerman that updates the events to the 19th century. Rising young tenor sensation Piotr Beczała is Edgardo and Mariusz Kwiecien plays Lucia’s brother Enrico whose brutal authority forces her to deny her heart and marry for the sake of her family. The famous mad scene brilliantly depicts the cascading fragments of Lucia’s disintegrating mind.

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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