49th Season 2004–2005 |
Lucia di Lammermoor Music by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor February 2004 |
Music Director: David Sloss, Stage Director: David Ostwald, Set Design: Jean-François Revon, Costume Design: Callie Floor, Lighting Design: Robert Ted Anderson
Act I, Scene 1: Grounds of the Ravenswood Castle, now held by the Ashton family, before dawn.
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Enrico Ashton (Jordan Shanahan) vows vengeance upon Edgardo, Laird of Ravenswood, as Raimondo Bidebent (Todd Robinson), chaplain to the Ashton family, prays for an end to rivalry, and Normanno (Michael Mendelsohn), henchman to Enrico, skulks in the background. |
Act I, Scene 2: By the abandoned well near Ravenswood Castle, one hour later.
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Lucia Ashton (Saundra DeAthos) and Edgardo (Harold Gray Meers) exchange rings and swear eternal faith to each other. |
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Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) and Edgardo (Christopher Bengochea) bid each other farewell before he leaves for France to work for the future of Scotland. |
Act II, Scene 1: Enrico’s study in Ravenswood Castle about one year later.
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To persuade Lucia to give up Edgardo, Enrico and Normanno prepare a forged letter in which Edgardo renounces Lucia. As Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) reads the forged letter, her brother Enrico (Jordan Shanahan) suffers pangs of guilt. |
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Enrico (Jordan Shanahan) tries to convince Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) to save the family by marrying Lord Arturo Bucklaw. |
Act II, Scene 2: Great Hall of Ravenswood Castle early that evening.
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Enrico (Jordan Shanahan) encourages Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) to sign the wedding contract as Normanno (Michael Mendelsohn) witnesses. |
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The sudden arrival of Edgardo (Harold Gray Meers) disconcerts Enrico (Jordan Shanahan), Lord Arturo Bucklaw(Chad Millar), and Raimondo Bidebent (Todd Robinson). |
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Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) shares her joy at Edgardo’s return with her companion Alisa (Patrice Houston). |
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Raimondo (Todd Robinson) supports Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) while Lord Arturo Bucklaw (Chad Millar), Normanno (Michael Mendelsohn), and Edgardo (Christopher Bengochea) wonder what has happened. |
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Raimondo (Todd Robinson) watches as Edgardo (Harold Gray Meers) reads the marriage contract Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) has signed with Lord Arturo Bucklaw. |
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Edgardo (Christopher Bengochea) accuses Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) of betrayal as Normanno (Michael Mendelsohn) prepares to defend the family honor. |
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Comforted by Raimondo (Todd Robinson), Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) realizes that she has no hope of happiness before Lord Arturo Bucklaw (Chad Millar) and Normanno (Michael Mendelsohn). |
Act III, Scene 1: A chamber in the decaying Wolf’s Crag Castle—the last property still held by the Ravenswood family later that night.
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Enrico (Jordan Shanahan) visits Edgardo (Harold Gray Meers) to challenge him to a duel at the Ravenswood tombs at the first light of dawn. |
Act III, Scene 2: Ball Room at Ravenswood Castle one hour later.
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Lucia (Marnie Breckenridge) descends the stairs from the nuptial chamber, her hands stained with the blood of her husband. |
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Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) is lost in a world of confused memories and images; she relives scenes from her past, at one moment ecstatic and at the next terrified |
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Enrico (Jordan Shanahan) and Raimondo (Todd Robinson) realize that Lucia (Saundra DeAthos) has lost her reason and fear for her life. |
Act III, Scene 3: Ravenswood Cemetery shortly before dawn the next morning.
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Edgardo (Harold Gray Meers), convinced that the entire world is a wasteland without Lucia, decides to follow her to heaven. |