“Lucia di Lammermoor” by Gaetano Donizetti ♡

Paperback libretto with side-by-side translation

Read Lucia di Lammermoor with the original libretto and a clear English translation presented side by side.

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Premiere / date of written: 26 September 1835

The opera premiered on 26 September 1835 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Donizetti revised the score for a French version which debuted on 6 August 1839 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris.

Libretti

Italian–English side-by-side translation

#	Language	Authors
1	Italian	Salvadore Cammarano
2	Italian	Salvadore Cammarano
3	German
4	English
5	French	Alphonse Royer, Gustave Vaëz

original libretto
side-by-side of the original libretto

History

• 1841 December 28 — 1841-12-28 — Donizetti’s "Lucia di Lammermoor" was performed for the first time in the United States (New Orleans; in French translation).

Images

Notable videos

Printed Editions

Year	Edition	Publisher	Buy
2025	Lucia di Lammermoor: Side-by-Side Italian–English Opera Libretto	DM’s Opera Series

Video recordings

Year	Cast	Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director	Label, Comment	Buy
1971	Lucia — Anna Moffo, Edgardo — Lajos Kozma, Enrico — Giulio Fioravanti, Raimondo — Paolo Washington	Carlo Felice Cillario RAI Chorus and Rome Symphony Orchestra Mario Lanfranchi	VAI, Cat: DVD 4211
1982	Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, Paul Plishka	Richard Bonynge Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus	Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 073 4109

Related links

• Lucia di Lammermoor: Italian–English Side-by-Side Libretto With Translation — LibrettoArchive Blog
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia