Lucie De Lammermoor - Donizetti
2002
A performance of the Donizetti opera in three acts by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Lyon National Opera. Evelino Pido conducts. Read more
| Starring | Patrizia Ciofi, Roberto Alagna, Ludovic Tezier, Marc Laho |
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| Genres | Music/Musical |
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful
not the best but worth it for ciofi's dramatic portrayal
The french version of this work does differ from the more popular italian version. Ciofi performs the mad scene without the two unwritten high e flats or it may be f's i'm not sure which key it is performed in, also the famous duet with the flute in the mad scene is missing. In my opinion though Ciofi gives one of the most dramatic performances i've seen. (her wierd facial contortions aside.)
My main gripe about this production is the men. Alagna tends to shout his way through the role of edgar. A much better performance from him was his recent faust. The other men were adequate, no more. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not Recommended
This is a dark, bleak & tortured version of an old favorite. A large part of it bears little resemblance to Donizetti's original opera.
A major problem is far too often the singer or singers appear as small persons on a dark empty stage, the alternative being a screenful of the tortured features of a hard working singer, not very nice at all.
The sound recording quality of the singers is very poor but the orchestra sound is ok.
What a great pity a performer of Alagna's standard should appear in such rubbish. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Don't bother!
A wonderful opera but a poor production. Some of the singing is acceptable, but it just doesn't sound right sung in French, not even with an artist of the calibre of Alagna. Give it a miss!
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful
not the best but worth it for ciofi's dramatic portrayal
The french version of this work does differ from the more popular italian version. Ciofi performs the mad scene without the two unwritten high e flats or it may be f's i'm not sure which key it is performed in, also the famous duet with the flute in the mad scene is missing. In my opinion though Ciofi gives one of the most dramatic performances i've seen. (her wierd facial contortions aside.)
My main gripe about this production is the men. Alagna tends to shout his way through the role of edgar. A much better performance from him was his recent faust. The other men were adequate, no more. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not Recommended
This is a dark, bleak & tortured version of an old favorite. A large part of it bears little resemblance to Donizetti's original opera.
A major problem is far too often the singer or singers appear as small persons on a dark empty stage, the alternative being a screenful of the tortured features of a hard working singer, not very nice at all.
The sound recording quality of the singers is very poor but the orchestra sound is ok.
What a great pity a performer of Alagna's standard should appear in such rubbish.
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful
not the best but worth it for ciofi's dramatic portrayal
The french version of this work does differ from the more popular italian version. Ciofi performs the mad scene without the two unwritten high e flats or it may be f's i'm not sure which key it is performed in, also the famous duet with the flute in the mad scene is missing. In my opinion though Ciofi gives one of the most dramatic performances i've seen. (her wierd facial contortions aside.)
My main gripe about this production is the men. Alagna tends to shout his way through the role of edgar. A much better performance from him was his recent faust. The other men were adequate, no more. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not Recommended
This is a dark, bleak & tortured version of an old favorite. A large part of it bears little resemblance to Donizetti's original opera.
A major problem is far too often the singer or singers appear as small persons on a dark empty stage, the alternative being a screenful of the tortured features of a hard working singer, not very nice at all.
The sound recording quality of the singers is very poor but the orchestra sound is ok.
What a great pity a performer of Alagna's standard should appear in such rubbish. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Don't bother!
A wonderful opera but a poor production. Some of the singing is acceptable, but it just doesn't sound right sung in French, not even with an artist of the calibre of Alagna. Give it a miss!
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Customer Review
Please note that this production of Lucia is sung in French. I found this to be very distracting, which may explain why I was not impressed by the interpretation overall. While Roberto Alagna is good, Patrizia Ciofi is forgettable (particularly in the Mad Scene) and makes you regret Sutherland or Gruberova. I cannot recommend this version to anyone who loves this opera and is used to Karajan's live recording with Maria Callas (1955). Unfortunately another Lucia on DVD with Stefania Bonfadelli and Alvarez is no match either, with the soprano over-simplifying some of the most difficult parts of the score to make it easier for her to sing. But at least, it is sung in Italian...
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