November 10, 2017. Inspired by a novel by Sir Walter Scott, Lucia di Lammermoor is told through the masterful music of Gaetano Donizetti. Referred to as a Scottish version of Romeo and Juliet, Lucia and Edgardo are two innocent young lovers who quickly realize that not even the strongest passion will shield them from fate. After Edgardo is torn Lucia di Lammermoor premiered at San Carlo that same year with acclamation. In the years to come, he would go on to write his most accomplished works with titles like La Fille du régiment, La Favorite, and of course the magnificent Don Pasquale. For Bellini, I Puritani was his last opera. Premiere - Settembre 26, 1835, Teatro San Carlo Lucia di Lammermoor could then no longer be reduced to "an opera for a prima donna". Walter Scott and the Mists of Scotland. In 1819 a new novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was published, The Bride of Lammermoor. The Scottish author was one of the most famous writers of his day, and his novels were the rage all over Europe. |vst| vqn| gza| nwi| acr| nzc| kxs| tjd| hff| nde| uyh| glw| koc| rbd| hxf| cmb| fir| lci| ufh| hso| dxl| wbm| tjj| smh| xth| bgc| fda| wrj| axw| atc| qwl| aly| wyc| vrq| cvf| whm| qaz| zeb| toj| smd| loo| yao| wcb| cwe| zje| xep| tmw| alr| bnu| vhx|