Lucia di Lammermoor
opera by Gaetano Donizetti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucia di Lammermoor is an Italian opera in three acts. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the libretto (story and words). Gaetano Donizetti wrote the music. The opera is based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, The Bride of Lammermoor.
Lucia di Lammermoor | |
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by Gaetano Donizetti | |
Genre | Opera in 3 acts |
Librettist | Salvatore Cammarano |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | Naples, Italy September 26, 1835 |
Other | Operas by Donizetti
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The opera was first performed on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy. Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani played the title role. The opera is celebrated for the sextet "Chi mi frena" and Lucia's lengthy Mad Scene, a technically and dramatically demanding double-aria tour de force. The opera was a great success. Every number received a tremendous ovation. Donizetti and the cast were called forth for numerous curtain calls.[1] The opera is number 19 on the Operabase list of the most performed operas worldwide.[2]