Death by a thousand cuts for a compelling Lucia from Galați

Lorena Mărginean (Lucia)

Lucia di Lammermoor

By Peter Quantrill, 23 June 2025

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“both social services and Dr Freud would be straight on her case from her first entrance”

Reviewed at Bucharest National Opera House, Bucharest on 22 June 2025

Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor

Teatrul Naţional de Operă şi Operetă "Nae Leonard" din Galaţi

Andreas Schein, Conductor

Paolo Bosiso, Director

Domenico Franchi, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Alin Munteanu, Enrico

Lorena Mărginean, Lucia

Paul Lungu, Edgardo

Mădălina Munteanu, Alisa

Adrian Mărginean, Arturo

Tudorel State, Normanno

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Peter Quantrill

Peter Quantrill is a regular contributor to Gramophone, The Strad and other journals. Recent programme notes have been published by the Salzburg and Edinburgh festivals, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Ballet. He also writes about music and musicians for many record labels including Eloquence, Delphian, Signum, Danacord and Brilliant Classics. Once unplugged from his hi-fi, he can generally be found in a London concert hall or at the cricket, and he tweets (sporadically) @PeterQuantrill.

Death by a thousand cuts for a compelling Lucia di Lammermoor from Galați