| Gaetano Donizetti operas |
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• Anna Bolena (1830) • Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (1831) • L'elisir d'amore (1832) • Lucia di Lammermoor (1835) |
“Lucia di Lammermoor” by Gaetano Donizetti ♡
Read Lucia di Lammermoor with the original libretto and a clear English translation printed on facing pages.
See on Amazon – $11.99 →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
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Salvadore Cammarano |
| 2 |
Italian
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Salvadore Cammarano |
| 3 |
German
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| 4 |
English
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| 5 |
French
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Alphonse Royer, Gustave Vaëz |
original libretto
line-by-line 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
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Anna Moffo and Lajos Kozma in Lucia di Lammermoor (1971)
Episode from the movie Lucia di Lammermoor (1971) |
Printed Editions
| Year | Edition | Publisher | Buy |
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| 2025 | Lucia di Lammermoor: Side-by-Side Italian–English Opera Libretto | DM’s Opera Series |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971
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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 |
$29.99 |
| 1982
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Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira, Paul Plishka |
Richard Bonynge Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon, Cat: 073 4109 |
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