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Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

Teatro G.B. Pergolesi, Jesi, November 23 & 25, 2012.

Photographs by Foto Binci, courtesy of Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, Jesi

 

This was a new production by what must be a record number of theatres, in addition to Jesi: Teatri del Circuito Lirico Lombardo (Teatro A. Ponchielli di Cremona, Teatro Sociale di Como, Teatro Grande di Brescia, Teatro Fraschini di Pavia),  Teatro dell’Aquila di Fermo, Teatro Coccia di Novara and Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna.  The staging was based on designs by the well-known Czech stage designer Josef Svoboda, who died 10 years ago (They also used his designs for performances of Verdi's Macbeth).  Contrary to expectation, the main interest seemed to have focused on the performance of  Gianluca Terranova, who played Edgardo but is also starring in an Italian television drama on Caruso.

Overall, the opera seemed to be only a qualified success for  Andrea Zepponi (GB Opera Magazine, November 30, 2012)  who found aspects of the production unappealing and the singing good but not outstanding in the main. Gabriele Cesaretti (OperaClick) was of much the same opinion but particularly considered Mchedlishvili, at 23, too young for the role.  Quite interesting bearing in mind that the creator of the role, Fanny Persiani, was just under 23 at the premiere in 1835.

A few minutes of the performance can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svm2v7hCzGY

 

The Team

 

Lord Enrico Asthon  - Julian Kim / Alexandru Aghenie

Miss Lucia - Sofia Mchedlishvili / Romina Casucci

Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood  - Gianluca Terranova  /Giacomo Patti

Lord Arturo Bucklaw -  Alessandro Scotto di Luzio

Raimondo  - Giovanni Battista Parodi

Alisa - Cinzia Chiarini

Normanno  - Roberto Jachini Virgili

 

Direttore - Matteo Beltrami

Maestro del coro - Pasquale Veleno 

 

Regia e luci - Henning Brockhaus

Scene -  Josef Svoboda

Ricostruzione allestimento scenico - Benito Leonori

Costume - Patricia Toffolutti

Coreografie - Emma Scialfa

Assistente alla regia - Valentina Escobar

 

 

FORM - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana

Coro Lirico Marchigiano "V. Bellini"

 

 

Edgardo and Lucia

 

 

Enrico and Lucia

 

 

 

 Lucia and Raimondo with Arthur in the background

 

 

The signing ceremony

 

 

Lucia

 

 

 The ball

 

 

 Lucia

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