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Lucia di Lammermoor spread her wings in Naples, with a few ruffled feathers

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“[Sierra] took the risk of exaggerating the vocal and dramatic tone, and it worked well”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 18 January 2022
Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor
Teatro di San Carlo
Carlo Montanaro, Conductor
Gianni Amelio, Director
Nicola Rubertelli, Set Designer
Maurizio Millenotti, Costume Designer
Pasquale Mari, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Nadine Sierra, Lucia
Pene Pati, Edgardo
Gabriele Viviani, Enrico
Dario Russo, Raimondo
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