Lucia di Lammermoor

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Lucia di Lammermoor is a tragic three-act opera by Gaetano Donizetti, renowned for its bel canto style and the famous "mad scene" of its doomed heroine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bel canto opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
actCount 3 ⓘ
basedOn The Bride of Lammermoor ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Walter Scott ⓘ
linked to: Sir Walter Scott
cataloguedAs Lammermoor opera by Donizetti ⓘ
linked to: Lucia di Lammermoor
composer Gaetano Donizetti ⓘ
containsCharacterType coloratura soprano heroine ⓘ
containsMotif family feud ⓘ
forced marriage ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
firstActCount 1 ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
firstPublisher Casa Ricordi ⓘ
FrenchVersionPremierePlace Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris ⓘ
FrenchVersionTitle Lucie de Lammermoor ⓘ
linked to: Lucia di Lammermoor
genre melodramma tragico ⓘ
hasAlternateVersion French version Lucie de Lammermoor ⓘ
historicalSignificance key work of the bel canto repertoire ⓘ
one of Donizetti's most frequently performed operas ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Salvadore Cammarano ⓘ
mainCharacter Edgardo di Ravenswood ⓘ
Enrico Ashton ⓘ
Lucia Ashton ⓘ
Raimondo Bidebent ⓘ
notableAria Quando rapito in estasi ⓘ
Regnava nel silenzio ⓘ
notableEnsemble Chi mi frena in tal momento ⓘ
notableFeature mad scene ⓘ
notableScene Il dolce suono (Lucia's mad scene) ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
operaNumberInComposerOutput middle-period work ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
originalOrchestration romantic orchestra ⓘ
premiereDate 1835-09-26 ⓘ
premierePlace Teatro di San Carlo, Naples ⓘ
linked to: San Carlo Theatre
secondActCount 1 ⓘ
settingLocation Scotland ⓘ
settingPeriod 17th century ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
thirdActCount 1 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 2.5 hours ⓘ
vocalStyle bel canto ⓘ
voiceTypeOfEdgardo tenor ⓘ
voiceTypeOfEnrico baritone ⓘ
voiceTypeOfLucia soprano ⓘ
voiceTypeOfRaimondo bass ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Bride of Lammermoor → adaptedAs → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
The Bride of Lammermoor → inspiredWork → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Gaetano Donizetti → notableWork → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Gaetano Donizetti → hasSignatureWork → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Gaetano Donizetti → composed → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucia Ashton → appearsIn → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucia Ashton → appearsIn → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucia Ashton → operaTitleRole → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucy Ashton → adaptedInto → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucia di Lammermoor → originalLanguageTitle → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
Lucia di Lammermoor → cataloguedAs → Lammermoor opera by Donizetti ⓘ
linked to: Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor → FrenchVersionTitle → Lucie de Lammermoor ⓘ
linked to: Lucia di Lammermoor
Ravenswood family → inspiredAdaptation → Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ
The Fifth Element (soundtrack album) → hasTrack → Lucia Di Lammermoor: "Regnava nel silenzio" (excerpt) ⓘ
linked to: Lucia di Lammermoor