1. New-to-Chicago Production
Gaetano Donizetti
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Operain three acts in Italian
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, after Sir Walter Scott’s novel,
The Bride of Lammermoor (1819)
First performed at theTeatro San Carlo, Naples, on September 26, 1835
First performed by Lyric Operaon November 15, 1954
Characters in order of vocal appearance:
Normanno MATTHEW DiBATTISTA
Lord Enrico Ashton QUINNKELSEYÅãÅã
Raimondo Bidebent ADRIANS.MPETREAN*
Lucia Ashton ALBINA SHAGIMURATOVA
Alisa LINDSAY METZGERÅã
Sir Edgardo ofRavenswoodPIOTRBECZAŁA
Lord Arturo Bucklaw JONATHANJOHNSONÅ
Conductor ENRIQUE MAZZOLA*
Director GRAHAM VICK
Set and CostumeDesigner PAUL BROWN
Revival ProductionDesigner ELENA CICORELLA*
Lighting Designer CHRIS MARAVICH
Chorus MasterMICHAELBLACK
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer SARAH HATTEN
Associate Director MARINA BIANCHI*
Assistant Director DANIEL ELLIS
Stage Manager RACHEL A. TOBIAS
Stage Band Conductor STEVEN MOSTELLER*
Musical Preparation KEUN-A LEE
MARIOANTONIO MARRAÅ
STEVEN MOSTELLER*
Fight Director CHUCK COYL
Projected English Titles FRANCIS RIZZO
* Lyric debut
Åã Current member, RyanOpera Center
ÅãÅã Alumnus, Ryan Opera Center