LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
by G. Donizetti

The Green Mountain Opera Festival is celebrating its 5^th anniversary this year. It is Vermont’s premier professional opera company, putting on high quality opera production under Artistic Director Taras Kulish.

After 2009’s very successful production of The Marriage of Figaro, you will be dazzled by this new production of Lucia di Lammermoor, once again, designed by Gary Eckhart. A feast for the eyes and ears, the 2010 Green Mountain Opera Festival will feature international soloists, festival orchestra and chorus.

The Green Mountain Opera Festival has been selling out its performances from the beginning. Don’t wait, purchase your tickets now!

BRIEF SYNOPSIS

A story of love, honour and deceipt. Enrico is outraged to find his sister Lucia is in love with his mortal enemy Edgardo. Lucia and Edgardo pledge their eternal love. To restore the family name and fortune, Enrico tricks Lucia into believing Edgardo is unfaithful to her so he can arrange a marriage between his sister and Arturo. Edgardo finds out about the marriage and disrupts the wedding by cursing Lucia.

Enrico confronts Edgardo and challenges him to a duel. During the wedding festivities, the priest Raimondo enters to announce that Lucia has gone mad and has killed Arturo. This is the most famous soprano mad scene in the entire operatic repertoire. 

When Edgardo finds out Lucia has died he is resolved to meet her in heaven and stabs himself to death.

CAST DETAILS

Conductor:            Leonardo Vordoni
Director:                Garnett Bruce
Chorus master:     Tim Tavcar

Lucia:                     Nikki Einfeld

Edgardo:                Scott Ramsay

Enrico:                   Jordan Shanahan

Raimondo:             Gus Andreassen

Normanno:            Adam Caughey*

Arturo:                  Cameron Schutza*
Alisa:                     Samantha Grenell-Zaidman*
*=Resident Artist

Set Design:           Gary Eckhart
Lighting Design:   Jeff Bruckerhoff
Costumes:             Opéra de Montréal