Lucia di Lammermoor

By Gaetano Donizetti

Murder, madness, and melodies permeate this exhilarating, high-drama masterpiece. Complete with secret rendezvous, political intrigue, a duel at dawn, and the most famous mad scene in opera, Lucia remains Donizetti’s most popular work and one of the most thrilling evenings Italian opera can offer.

In Italian with English subtitles | at McCaw Hall
Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, with 2 intermissions

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Listen

Insight to Lucia di Lammermoor with General Director Speight Jenkins. Hear more audio clips by launching the Seattle Opera Audio Player or going to iTunes.

Features

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Preview Trailer

Follow Lucia's path to madness and murder - and get goose bumps along the way - as everything comes together in this trailer video. Beautiful music, exquisite costumes, detailed sets, big choruses, and passionate acting prove that this production has it all.

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Director's Talk

See the cast in rehearsal - including lovers Lucia and Edgardo (Aleksandra Kurzak and Bill Burden) - as Stage Director Tomer Zvulun shares his vision for this new production.

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Behind the Scenes: Lucia Sets

What do Legos have to do with the Lucia sets? Travel to Seattle Opera's Scenic Studios with set designer Robert Dahlstrom as he shows us the ins and outs of the "perfect mad-lady set."