July 18

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD SUMMER ENCORE: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

GAETANO DONIZETTI

2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON

JULY 18, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MIN

Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti’s fragile heroine in her Met role debut, with tenor Piotr Beczala in the part of her lover, Edgardo. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman’s hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: Marco Armiliato

PRODUCTION: Mary Zimmerman

CAST: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/metupload/hd/LuciaDiLammermoor.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Piotr Beczala as Edgardo in Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Piotr Beczala as Edgardo in Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role and Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role and Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Piotr Beczala as Edgardo and Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Piotr Beczala as Edgardo and Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico and Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico and Anna Netrebko in the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera