Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
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Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the tragic bel canto heroine driven to madness and death amid a doomed love and brutal family conflict in 17th-century Scotland.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucia Ashton | 0 |
| Lucia di Lammermoor (Decca, with Pavarotti) | 1 |
| Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bel canto heroine
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lucia di Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotif | ghost at the fountain ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | The Bride of Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFaction | Ashton family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
doomed love
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ forced marriage ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gaetano Donizetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | innocent love to madness and death ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | protagonist of Lucia di Lammermoor ⓘ |
| dramaticOutcome |
dies
ⓘ
goes mad ⓘ kills her husband ⓘ |
| enemyFamily | Ravenswood family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousAria |
Il dolce suono
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quando rapito in estasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Regnava nel silenzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Spargi d’amaro pianto ⓘ |
| famousScene | mad scene ⓘ |
| forcedToMarry | Arturo Bucklaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Italian bel canto opera ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Enrico Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Edgardo di Ravenswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOpera | Italian ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Salvadore Cammarano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lucia Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Beverly Sills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edita Gruberová NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Callas NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Dessay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremierePlace | Teatro San Carlo, Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive power of feuds
ⓘ
victim of patriarchal oppression ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | coloratura soprano ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
this entity surface form:
Lucia di Lammermoor (Decca, with Pavarotti)