The Metropolitan Opera - Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (2009)
The Metropolitan Opera - Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (2009) - Drama Movies 142 minutes. . Star soprano Anna Netrebko adds Donizetti’s hapless heroine to her growing list of Met triumphs in this production by Mary Zimmerman that updates the events to the 19th century. Rising young tenor sensation Piotr Beczała is Edgardo and Mariusz Kwiecien plays Lucia’s brother Enrico whose brutal authority forces her to deny her heart and marry for the sake of her family. The famous mad scene brilliantly depicts the cascading fragments of Lucia’s disintegrating mind. opera, scotland, murder, betrayal, descent into madness, 18th century, nobility, historical drama
Released: Feb 07, 2009
Runtime: 142 minutes
Stars: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, Colin Lee, Ildar Abdrazakov, Michaela Martens
Crew: Peter Gelb (Producer), Gary Halvorson (Director), Salvadore Cammarano (Writer), Gaetano Donizetti (Original Music Composer), Mary Zimmerman (Director), Marco Armiliato (Conductor)