This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She drove audiences wild by the way her opulent voice caressed the music’s long phrases and sprinted effortlessly through the fiendish runs, trills, embellishments and stratospheric high notes. One of the glories of the operatic world, her portrayal of Donizetti’s hapless heroine is a multifaceted and moving characterization. The incomparable tenor Alfredo Kraus is Edgardo, the man Lucia loves but cannot have. (Performance taped November 13, 1982. Broadcasted September 28, 1983.)
Credits
Lucia di Lammermoor Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Paul Plishka
He was 42, now 83 years old
|
as Raimondo Bidebent |
|
Joan Sutherland
She was 59, 83 years old when she died
|
as Señorita Lucia |
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Alfredo Kraus
He was 55, 71 years old when he died
|
as Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood |
Lucia di Lammermoor Crew
