Lucia di Lammermoor

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Ana Maria Patiño-Osorio, conductor Chœur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux Salvatore Caputo, chorus master Nadine Sierra, Lucia Ashton Levy Sekgapane, Edgardo Önay Köse, Enrico Ashton Alessio Cacciamani, Raimondo Bidebent Matthieu Justine, Normanno Nestor Galvan, Lord Arturo Bucklaw Clara Barbier Serano, Alisa Gaetano Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor Performed here in its entirety as a concert version, Lucia di Lammermoor is a whirlwind of arias, duets, and ensembles, all of which have entered the pantheon of opera.

In Italian bel canto, voices take centre stage. Adapted from the novel by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, the story of Lucia, performed here by the great Nadine Sierra who returns to the Bordeaux stage, is tragic.

In 17th-century Scotland, lost in the mist of a forbidden love, forced into marriage, the young girl descends into madness, taking the audience with her.