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Lucia di Lammermoor

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.)

Top Cast

  • Joan Sutherland

    Joan Sutherland

    Lucia

  • Alfredo Kraus

    Alfredo Kraus

    Edgardo

  • Pablo Elvira

    Pablo Elvira

    Lord Enrico Ashton

  • Paul Plishka

    Paul Plishka

    Raimondo

  • Jeffrey Stamm

    Jeffrey Stamm

    Arturo

  • Ariel Bybee

    Ariel Bybee

    Alisa

  • John Gilmore

    John Gilmore

    Normanno

  • Richard Bonynge

    Richard Bonynge

  • MET Orchestra

    MET Orchestra

Overview

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.)

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