Lucia of Lammermoor

Album by Gaetano Donizetti & Elizabeth Futral & Philharmonia Orchestra & David Parry

Lucia di Lammermoor is a two-act opera by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, first performed in 1835. The work exemplifies Donizetti's bel canto style with ornate vocal writing, dramatic ensembles and an emphasis on emotional vocal expression, and it belongs to his mature period, contributing to the development of Italian Romantic opera.
First released: 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. Prelude
    2:48
  2. 2.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "We welcome you to celebrate" (Chorus, Arturo)
    3:40
  3. 3.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Where is Lucia?" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus)
    1:44
  4. 4.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Through the park and the woods that surround it" (Normanno, Chorus)
    2:03
  5. 5.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "You seem unhappy" (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
    2:54
  6. 6.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Our mother's death still grieves her..." (Enrico, Lucia, Arturo, Raimondo, Alisa, Chorus)
    2:13
  7. 7.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "What restrains me at such a moment?" (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Arturo)
    3:28
  8. 8.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Trembling, I feel the horror" (Enrico, Normanno, Raimondo)
    2:15
  9. 9.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Wretched man, do as we tell you" (Arturo, Enrico, Edgardo, Raimondo, Lucia, Chorus)
    3:22
  10. 10.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Your suspicions are confirmed now" (Chorus, Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
    2:09
  11. 11.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Go, you villain, detested and hated!" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo, Lucia, Edgardo, Alisa)
    2:27
  12. 12.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "All in vain do you try" (Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo)
    3:35
  13. 13.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Violent and cruel is the night" (Edgardo, Enrico)
    2:18
  14. 14.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. Introduction
    2:34
  15. 15.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Ashton!"
    5:52
  16. 16.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "He is hot here yet!..."
    1:46
  17. 17.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "In deepest night a silence reigned"
    4:27
  18. 18.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "I long for the moment when daylight is dawning" (Edgardo, Enrico)
    2:45
  19. 19.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "So great the happiness that we are voicing" (Chorus)
    1:46
  20. 20.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "When, in the burning ecstasy" (Lucia, Alisa)
    4:52
  21. 21.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Here is Edgardo..." (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia)
    2:52
  22. 22.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Stop at once your celebrations" - "From the chamber" (Raimondo, Chorus)
    3:00
  23. 23.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "What you have told us is past believing!" (Chorus, Raimondo)
    3:01
  24. 24.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Pray remember that my father"
    3:18
  25. 25.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Oh God in heaven!" (Chorus, Lucia)
    3:16
  26. 26.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Let us swear to love for ever" (Edgardo, Lucia)
    2:23
  27. 27.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Alas! I see the spectre between us" (Lucia)
    3:59
  28. 28.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part I. "Imagine when the breezes sigh" (Lucia, Edgardo)
    4:57
  29. 29.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "They bring the incense" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
    6:33
  30. 30.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Lucia is coming to you soon" (Normanno, Enrico)
    3:12
  31. 31.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Here is Enrico" (Raimondo, Enrico, Chorus, Lucia)
    3:03
  32. 32.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Come here to me, Lucia" (Enrico)
    1:11
  33. 33.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "In my eyes, as I approach you"
    4:41
  34. 34.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Scatter your tears of anguish" (Lucia, Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus)
    4:39
  35. 35.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "My ancestors lie here buried"
    4:13
  36. 36.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "In secret I suffered the loneliness"
    3:56
  37. 37.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "What is that?" (Lucia, Enrico)
    1:28
  38. 38.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "A lonely grave will shelter me" (Edgardo)
    3:24
  39. 39.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Such misfortune!" (Chorus, Edgardo, Raimondo)
    4:13
  40. 40.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Your refusal will destroy me" (Enrico, Lucia)
    3:19
  41. 41.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act II. "Rest in peace, for I shall follow" (Edgardo, Raimondo, Chorus)
    4:48
  42. 42.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "At last!" (Lucia, Raimondo)
    1:55
  43. 43.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "Ah! Listen, listen to friendly guidance"
    2:17
  44. 44.
    Lucia of Lammermoor: Part II, Act I. "In making such a sacrifice" (Raimondo, Lucia)
    3:34

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