“I want to fly with the music; we have to swim inside the music,” said Michele Mariotti in 2017, when Lisette Oropesa appeared in a rehearsal video for the Royal Opera House’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Fast forward to 2026, and she still sings the “Mad Scene” with unequivocal ease; her voice soars to vertiginous heights before collapsing into the {…}
(Credit: Luciano Romano) On March 18, the Teatro San Carlo experienced the unexpected at the third performance of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” According to the Italian publication Connessi all’Opera, during the only intermission, the company announced that soprano Rosa Feola fell ill and was trying to recover. After a prolonged intermission, the company said that the show would go on {…}
EuroArts has announced a recording of “Lucia di Lammermoor’ featuring Lisette Oropesa. The recording features the soprano alongside Stefan Pop as Edgardo, Mattia Olivieri, and Riccardo Zanellato. They are joined by the Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania and Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts. Oropesa has been celebrated for her interpretation of Lucia which {…}
Nashville Opera closes its season with two performances of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The opera will feature Rainelle Krause in the title role alongside César Delgado as Edgardo, Timothy Mix as Enrico, William Guanbo Su as Raimondo, Sara Crigger as Alisa, and Gregory Sliskovich as both Arturo and Normanno. The opera will be directed by Nashville Opera CEO and Artistic {…}
(Photo © Zurich Opera House. All rights reserved.) “She let herself go to the rocking of the melodies and felt herself vibrating with all her being as if the bows of the violins had been walking on her nerves.” -“Madame Bovary,” part II, Chapter XV As Emma Bovary is overwhelmed by “Lucia di Lammermoor,” so too was the audience at {…}
(Credit: Teatro alla Scala / Brescia – Amisano) Lisette Oropesa is recording Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The Soprano took to social media to announce the upcoming album and noted that the opera will be recorded in Sicily. The cast will include Stefan Pop as Edgardo, Mattia Olivieri as Enrico, and Riccardo Zanellato as Raimondo. Maestro Fabrizio Maria Carminati will conduct. Oropesa {…}
Cape Town Opera is set to present “Lucia di Lammermoor” at Artscape on June 14-23, 2024 before it heads to the Joberg Theatre on July 25, 2024. The famed Donizetti work will star Brittany Smith as Lucia, Lukhanyo Moyake as Edgardo, and Conroy Scott as Enrico. Other cast members include CTO Judith Neilson Young Artists Asisipho Petu and Julia Portela {…}
St. Pete Opera is set to present Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2024, runs through June 11 and will feature Chelsea Lehnea in the title role. She is joined by Ben Werley as Edgardo, Kyle Oliver as Enrico, and Andrew Allan Hiers as Raimondo. Other cast members include Chris Romeo, Jordan Blair, and Kevin {…}
I have more than once commented that OPERA, no matter the tale, should always be about the music; specifically, the singing, above and beyond anything else. It is, after all, what truly defines the art. And in Katie Mitchell’s and Robin Tebbutt’s revival production of Donizetti’s tragic opera, the singing is inarguably superlative. Alas, this is a truly grim tale. {…}
Brooklyn’s Regina Opera is set to present a full-staged production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” starting on May 11, 2024. The opera will star three sopranos in the title role including Yujin Zeng, Alexis Cregger Olinyk, and Makila Kirchner. Joining them are three singers for each of the main roles. As Edgardo, audiences will see Oswaldo Iraheta, Christopher Trapani, and Jose {…}
Andrea Bocelli is set to drop two more opera recordings on Apple Music. The tenor recently released a recording of “Lucia di Lammermoor” under the musical direction of Andriy Yurkevych and the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova. That recording dates from Bocelli’s debut as Edgardo in the opera back in 2018. He stars alongside Zuzana Marková who takes {…}