Opera (dramma tragico) in 2 (or 3) acts
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano [Based: Sir Walter Scott: The bride of Lammermoor]
First performance: 26 Sep. 1835, Naples (Napoli), Teatro San Carlo
Recorded: September 1967, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Lucia: Renata Scotto
Edgardo: Carlo Bergonzi
Enrico: Mario Zanasi
Raimondo: Plinio Clabassi
Arturo: Angelo Marchiandi
Alisa: Mirella Fiorentini
Normanno: Giuseppe Baratti
Legendary opera stars Renata Scotto and Carlo Bergonzi are in peak form in this magnificent live 1967 performance of Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece. The cast also includes Mario Zanasi as Enrico and Plinio Clabassi as Raimondo. The NHK Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus are under the direction of Maestro Bruno Bartoletti.
DVD Bonus:
* The Finale of the Garden Scene from Gounod's Faust starring Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, and Nicolai Ghiaurov |
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