Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish

Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor.

Donizetti wrote Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835, when he was reaching the peak of his reputation as an opera composer. Gioachino Rossini had recently retired and Vincenzo Bellini had died shortly before the premiere of Lucia leaving Donizetti as "the sole reigning genius of Italian opera". Not only were conditions ripe for Donizetti's success as a composer, but there was also a widespread interest in the history and culture of Scotland. The perceived romance of its violent wars and feuds, as well as its folklore and mythology, intrigued 19th century readers and audiences. Walter Scott dramatized these elements in his novel The Bride of Lammermoor, which inspired several musical works including Lucia.

The story concerns the emotionally fragile Lucy Ashton (Lucia) who is caught in a feud between her own family and that of the Ravenswoods. The setting is the Lammermuir Hills of Scotland (Lammermoor) in the 17th century. A languid and mysterious climate hangs over Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti's tragic masterpiece and archetype of romantic opera: the carpet of horns and timpani in the first bars already seems to paint the procession of the frail heroine towards her tomb… In the medieval mists of Scotland, rises, pure and disinterested, the love of Lucia and Edgardo - a love in Romeo and Juliet, too beautiful to be lived, too dangerous for those around it.

Director: Stefano Poda (Director), Jesús López Cobos (Music Conductor)
Cast: Lenneke Ruiten (Lucia), Airam Hernández (Edgardo), Àngel Òdena (Enrico), Patrick Bolleire (Raimondo), Tristan Blanchet (Arturo), Cristina Segura (Alisa), Pier-Yves Têtu (Normanno), Orchestra and Choir of the Opéra de Lausanne