Lucia Ashton

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Lucia Ashton is the tragic heroine of Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," renowned for her famous mad scene and demanding bel canto vocal writing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
actOfMadScene Act III
appearsIn Lucia di Lammermoor
associatedTheme doomed love
family conflict
madness
basedOn Lucy Ashton
basedOnAuthor Walter Scott
linked to: Sir Walter Scott
basedOnWork The Bride of Lammermoor
createdBy Gaetano Donizetti
Salvadore Cammarano
culturalStatus iconic bel canto role
dramaticFunction tragic heroine
familyName Ashton
firstPerformanceWorkPremiere 26 September 1835
firstPerformanceWorkPremierePlace Teatro San Carlo, Naples
linked to: San Carlo Theatre
genreContext bel canto opera
languageOfWork Italian
loveInterest Edgardo di Ravenswood
linked to: Edgar Ravenswood
musicalFeature extended coloratura passages
flute obbligato in mad scene
high tessitura
nationalityInStory Scottish
notableAria Il dolce suono
Spargi d’amaro pianto
notableScene mad scene
operaTitleRole Lucia di Lammermoor
performedByNotableSinger Beverly Sills
Edita Gruberová
Joan Sutherland
Maria Callas
Natalie Dessay
plotEvent dies after mad scene
forced marriage to Arturo Bucklaw
murders Arturo on their wedding night
suffers mental breakdown
relative Enrico Ashton
relativeType sister of Enrico Ashton
requiresSkill agile coloratura technique
dramatic acting ability
expressive legato
settingPeriod 17th century
settingPlace Scotland
vocalType coloratura soprano
vocalWriting demanding bel canto style

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Anna Netrebko notableRole Lucia Ashton
Lucia Ashton name Lucia Ashton
Lucy Ashton operaCharacterName Lucia Ashton
Lucia di Lammermoor mainCharacter Lucia Ashton