Soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the stage as the haunted heroine Lucia di Lammermoor in a production with new staging by Australian theater and film director Simon Stone. Conducted by Riccardo Frizza, tenor Javier Camarena portrays Lucia’s beloved, Edgardo, with baritone Artur Ruciński as her overbearing brother Enrico and bass Christian Van Horn as her tutor Raimondo. Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo hosts the broadcast. Great Performances at the Met: Lucia Di Lammermoor premieres beginning Sunday, October 2 on PBS (check local listings). The New York metro area premiere is Sunday, October 9 at 12 p.m. on THIRTEEN. The broadcast is part of season 16 of Great Performances at the Met that includes 10 new operas premiering monthly through November on PBS (check local listings).
Cast:
- Nadine Sierra – Lucia di Lammermoor
- Javier Camarena – Edgardo
- Artur Ruciński – Enrico
- Christian Van Horn – Raimondo
Creative:
- Anthony Roth Costanzo – Host
- Riccardo Frizza – Conductor
- Gaetano Donizetti – Composer
- Simon Stone – Production
- Lizzie Clachan – Set Designer
- Alice Babidge and Blanca Añón – Costume Designers
- James Farncombe – Lighting Designer
- Luke Halls – Projection Designer
- Sara Erde – Choreographer
