Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1992)

All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 - PCM Stereo - Colour - 140 Minutes - PAL
Includes :-
-28 Page booklet

Donizetti's great tragedy is his undisputed masterpiece of melancholic romanticism, with the doomed love between Lucia and Edgardo retold from Sir Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor. The 1992 production heightens the story's powerful libretto with its dramatic visual design and first class musical performances. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

The DVD includes a 28 page booklet with full libretto by Salvadore Cammarano.

Lord Enrico Ashton Renato Bruson Lucia Mariella Devia Sir Edgardo Vincenzo La Scola Lord Arturo Bucklaw Marco Berti Raimondo Bidebent Carlo Colombara Alisa Floriana Sovilla Normann Ernesto Gavazzi.

"A powerfully dramatic and memorable La Scala production. Recommended." (MusicWeb)

"Pier' Alli, the producer-designer explores a poetically Romanticised view of decaying, mist-ringed Scottish castles which in its consciously old-fashioned way chimes well with the gently singer-supportive conducting of Stefano Ranzani. The principals are all Italian and while on paper this may not be a dream cast, in practice the blend and stylistic know-how of the voices turn out extremely well. After a chilly start Mariella Devia lavishes on the title role the long-lined bel canto phrases for which she has become renowned, matched by the superb bass Carlo Colombara (Bidebent) and the warm-spirited tenor Vincenzo La Scola (Edgardo)..." (BBC Music)