In 1908, the superstar tenor Enrico Caruso and five colleagues made a recording that became an instant legend — both for the quality of its musical artistry, and for its exorbitant price. Fittingly, ...

Gaetano Donizetti was in a generous mood when he wrote the great sextet that serves as the climax to Act II of his most famous opera, "Lucia di Lammermoor": Within the space of four minutes, he gave ...

At the end of Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," one of the main characters gets swallowed up by quicksand. When Gaetano Donizetti and librettist Salvadore Cammarano transformed ...

Donizetti had finally reached the heights he had clamored for. The great Rossini had resigned, living the high life in Paris, and Bellini had recently died. That left Donizetti. After Lucia, more ...

Metropolitan Opera. What: "Lucia di Lammermoor." Where: Lincoln Center, 65th Street and Broadway, Manhattan. When: Thursday to Oct. 13. Performance times vary. How much: $15-$375. Call (212) 362-6000 ...

Lucia di Lammermoor is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel ...

The press release for this opera reminds us that, “For the first time in over 30 years and for only the second time in the company’s history, State Opera South Australia presents Gaetano Donizetti’s ...

Soprano Ashley Milanese is joining an extensive legacy of singers as she prepares for opening night of the Sarasota Opera’s new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” It’s about a ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Someone once said that there are two types of stories: a man goes on a journey, ...

Verdi's "Macbeth" and Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" have two things in common: blood and Scotland, where both operas are set. Now fate somehow has brought them together in other intriguing ways.

I still remember how my heart would pound with excitement each week as the latest episode of “Game of Thrones” began unfolding on my TV screen. I had the same feeling Friday night at the Dr. Phillips ...

NEW YORK — Lammermoor ain’t what it used to be. Or, at least, it wasn’t Saturday night at the Metropolitan Opera. In Simon Stone’s visually stunning and conceptually arresting production of ...