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Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera
8.5 / 10• 1982• 2h 16m•NR• Italian
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Storyline
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.)
Cast & Crew
JS
Joan Sutherland
Lucia
Lead
Alfredo Kraus
Edgardo
PE
Pablo Elvira
Lord Enrico Ashton
Paul Plishka
Raimondo
JS
Jeffrey Stamm
Arturo
AB
Ariel Bybee
Alisa
JG
John Gilmore
Normanno
Richard Bonynge
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What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kirk Browning's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
