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Yannis Kokkos' dark, gothic Lucia di Lammermoor finally makes it to La Scala

Lisette Oropesa (Lucia)
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Lisette Oropesa (Lucia)
© Brescia & Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Juan Diego Flórez (Edgardo) and chorus
© Brescia & Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Boris Pinkhasovich (Enrico), Michele Pertusi (Raimondo), Lisette Oropesa and Juan Diego Flórez
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“Chailly’s reading of the score was more gothic than sentimental, expressive more than lyrical”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 13 April 2023
Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor
Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo Chailly, Conductor
Yannis Kokkos, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Vinicio Cheli, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Eric Duranteau, Video
Boris Pinkhasovich, Enrico
Lisette Oropesa, Lucia
Juan Diego Flórez, Edgardo
Leonardo Cortellazzi, Arturo
Michele Pertusi, Raimondo
Valentina Pluzhnikova, Alisa
Giorgio Misseri, Normanno
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