Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at The Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center - Opera House (2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566)
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The last date listed for Lucia di Lammermoor was Friday November 18, 2011 / 7:30pm.
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16 Goldstar Member Reviews
Paula Wright Coleman
The set was hideous. The opera is depressing enough without the stark black/white/gray colors. The music was superb. I could have simply listened with my eyes closed. didn't quite understand the "crookneck" persona that the brother effected. He looked like Lon Cheney in the Hunchback of Notre Dame dragging himself around. The intimations of incestuous love between the Brother and the Sister were confusing and unnecessarily sensational. and why would you bundle up the Sister after she has died and sit her up in a chair during the last scene. it was creepy. and what was going on with the Black folks in the cast? doing somersalts, being chased, serving beverages to the principal cast members -- it looked like the plantation. The music, however, is so beautiful that it would be difficult to mess it up -- I think.Written on Dec 05 2011
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Musically this is superb, brilliant. However the ENO production should have been left in England. It doesn't quite rise to the level of Eurotrash (see Royal Opera House productions) but it makes an effort to get there.Written on Nov 21 2011
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Sally Cacheris
What a voice----worth everything to hear Lucia's voice. The American soloist when we went. Sets were drab----------------but what an experience.We loved it.Written on Nov 21 2011
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The set design used wonderful shadows. Coloratura singer Sarah Coburn was the perfect Lucia.Written on Nov 21 2011
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More Information About Lucia di Lammermoor
Website
http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=OMOSA
Description
Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
Production from English National Opera
Based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
In Donizetti's dark drama, young Lucia is caught in the middle of a feud between her family and the man she loves. Forced by her brother to forsake her love and marry for money, she loses more than her happiness — she loses her mind. After she kills her bridegroom, Lucia plunges headlong into madness to Donizetti's magnificent score in one of opera's most famous, horrifying, and musically gorgeous scenes.
Acclaimed director David Alden's dark and compelling production "turns Donizetti's most popular work into an examination of Victorian psychopathology, and the results are often extreme" (The Guardian). Featuring two dazzling casts and conducted by WNO Music Director Philippe Auguin, you won't want to miss this operatic thriller that seems like "a novel that Emily Brontë or the young Charles Dickens should have written" (The Daily Telegraph).
About the Ticket Supplier: Washington National Opera
As the resident opera company of the Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera (WNO) draws on a rich history to offer high-quality grand opera featuring internationally acclaimed artists. Additionally, WNO serves as a vital resource throughout the Washington metro area, bringing opera to a broad public through its award-winning education and community programs.