Who wrote the opera Lucia Di Lammermoor in 1834?
Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia di Lammermoor is a "dramma tragico" (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel "The Bride of Lammermoor". Donizetti wrote "Lucia di Lammermoor" in 1835, a time when several factors led to the height of his reputation as a composer of opera. 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
Lucia di Lammermoor has been collaborating with Reckert and Marguerre as ensemble sinfonia di vetro, started to revive the original performance practice in the United States, recently featured in "Lucia di Lammermoor" productions at the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Philadelphia. The popular soprano and flute duet cadenza was composed in 1888 by Mathilde Marchesi for her student Nellie Melba's performance of the role, requiring ten weeks of rehearsal for the new addition and causing a critical reevaluation and surge of new interest in the opera. The index of Bonynge's edition lists the following numbers. <poem>1. "Preludio" "Act 1" 2. "Percorrete