Operas by Gaetano Donizetti

Il Pigmalione (1816) Enrico di Borgogna (1818) Pietro il grande (1819) Zoraida di Granata(1822) La zingara (1822) Alfredo il Grande (1823) L'ajo nell'imbarazzo (1824) Emilia di Liverpool (1824) Alahor in Granata (1826) Elvida (1826) Gabriella di Vergy (1826) Olivo e Pasquale (1827) Otto mesi in due ore (1827) L'esule di Roma (1828) Alina, regina di Golconda (1828) Gianni di Calais (1828) Il castello di Kenilworth (1829) Il diluvio universale (1830) Imelda de' Lambertazzi (1830) Anna Bolena (1830) Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (1831) Gianni di Parigi (1831) Francesca di Foix (1831) Fausta (1832) Ugo, conte di Parigi (1832) L'elisir d'amore (1832) Parisina (1833) Torquato Tasso (1833) Lucrezia Borgia (1833) Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (1834) Gemma di Vergy (1834) Marino Faliero (1835) Maria Stuarda (1835) Lucia di Lammermoor (1835) Belisario (1836) Il campanello (1836) Betly, o La capanna svizzera (1836) L'assedio di Calais (1836) Roberto Devereux (1837) Maria de Rudenz (1838) Poliuto (1838) Pia de' Tolomei (1838) Le duc d'Albe (1839) La fille du régiment (1840) La favorita (1840 Adelia (1841) Rita (1841) Maria Padilla (1841) Linda di Chamounix (1842) Caterina Cornaro (1844) Don Pasquale (1843) Maria di Rohan (1843) Dom Sébastien (1843) Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Image File history File links Donizetti_in_colore. ... Young Donizetti in Bergamo Il Pigmalione (Pygmalion) is an opera in one act by Gaetano Donizetti to the libretto of Antonio Simeone Sografi. ... Enrico di Borgogna (Henry of Burgundy) is an opera eroica or heroic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Pietro il Grande zar di tutte le Russie or Il falegname di Livonia also known as Pietro, il grande, tsar delle Russie is a comic melodrama (opera buffa) in two acts (1819) by Gaetano Donizetti to the libretto by Gherardo Bevilacqua-Aldobrandini. ... Zoraida di Granata (also Zoraide di Granata or Zoraïda di Granata) is a melodramma eroico (opera seria or heroic opera), in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... La Zingara (The Gypsy Girl) is an opera semiseria in two acts (1822) by Gaetano Donizetti, set to the libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, after “La petite bohémienne” (The Little Gypsy) by Louis-Charles Caigniez, which was itself imitated from a work of August von Kotzebue. ... Alfredo il grande (Alfred the Great) is a melodramma serio or serious opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Lajo nellimbarazzo (The tutor in a jam) is a melodramma giocoso, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Emilia di Liverpool (Emilia of Liverpool) is a dramma semiseria, (half-serious) dramatic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Alahor in Granata is an opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti to an anonymous Italian libretto (indicated only with the initials M.A.) after Jean-Pierre Claris de Florians text Gonzalve de Cordoue , ou Granade reconquise (1793). ... Elvida is a melodramma or opera in one act by Gaetano Donizetti . ... Gabriella di Vergy is an opera seria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1826, revised 1838), from a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the tragedy Gabrielle de Vergy (1777) by Dormont De Belloy. ... Olivo e Pasquale (Olivo and Pasquale) is a melodramma giocoso, a romantic comedy opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Otto mesi in due ore ossia Gli esiliati in Siberia (Eight Months in Two Hours or The Exiles in Siberia) is an opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni. ... Lesule di Roma, ossia Il proscritto (The Exile from Rome, or the Proscribed Man) is a melodramma eroico, or heroic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Alina, regina di Golconda (Alina, Queen of Golconda) is an opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Gianni di Calais is a melodramma semiserio, a semi-serious opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1828), from a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, based on Jean de Paris by Louis-Charles Caignes. ... Il castello di Kenilworth (or Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth) is a melodramma serio or tragic opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Il diluvio universale (The great flood) is an azione tragico-sacra, or opera, by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Imelda de Lambertazzi is a melodramma tragico or tragic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1830), from a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the tragedy Imelda by Gabriele Sperduti. ... Maria Callas as Anna Bolena Anna Bolena is an Italian opera by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) is a dramma giocoso, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Gianni di Parigi is a melodramma or opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1839) from a libretto by Felice Romani which had been previously used by Morlacchi (1818) for an opera of the same name. ... Francesca di Foix is a melodramma giocoso or opera in one act by Gaetano Donizetti (1831) from a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, based on Françoise de Foix by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly and Emmanuel Mercier-Dupaty. ... Fausta is a melodramma, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Ugo, conte di Parigi (Hugo, Count of Paris) is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Lelisir damore (The Elixir of Love) is a comic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on Eugène Scribes Le Philtre. ... Parisina is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Torquato Tasso is a melodramma semiseria, or semi-serious opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Lucrezia Borgia is an Italian opera by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Rosmonda dInghilterra (Rosamund of England) is a melodramma or opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Gemma di Vergy is a tragedia lirica or tragic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1834) from a libretto by Emanuele Bidéra. ... Marino Faliero (or Marin Faliero) is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Maria Stuarda is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti, first performed on December 30, 1835, at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. ... Belisario (Belisarius) is a tragedia lirica, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Il campanello or Il campanello di notte (The Night Bell) is a melodramma giocoso, or opera, in one act by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Betly is a dramma giocoso in two acts (originally one) by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. ... Lassedio di Calais (The siege of Calais) is a melodramma lirico, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Roberto Devereux is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti, first performed on October 29, 1837, at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. ... Maria de Rudenz is a dramma tragico, or tragic opera, in three parts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797–8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Pia de Tolomei is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Le duc dAlbe (Il duca dAlba or The Duke of Alba) is an opera composed by Gaetano Donizetti in 1839 to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier. ... La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is a comic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... La favorite (The Favorite) is an opera in five acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play Le comte de Comminges by Baculard dArnaud. ... Adelia is a melodramma serio, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Rita (or Rita, ou Le mari battu [Rita, or The Beaten Husband]) is an opéra comique, in the form of a one act comedy, by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Maria Padilla is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Linda di Chamounix (Linda of Chamounix) is a melodramma semiserio, a semi-serious opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Caterina Cornaro ossìa La Regina di Cipro (Caterina Cornaro or The Queen of Cyprus) is a tragedia lirica, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Don Pasquale is a comic opera (opera buffa) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Maria di Rohan is a melodramma tragico, or tragic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal (Don Sebastian, King of Portugal) is a French grand opera in five acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ...

Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor. It is one of the leading bel canto operas. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Salvatore Cammarano (March 19, 1801-July 17, 1852) was an Italian librettist and playwright known for creating Lucia di Lammermoor. ... Antonio Ghislanzoni, nineteenth century Italian librettist. ... For the first Premier of Saskatchewan see Thomas Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott (August 14, 1771 - September 21, 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe. ... The Bride of Lammermoor is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne. ... The term Bel Canto may refer to: Belcanto, a vocal technique; or Bel Canto, a novel by Ann Patchett. ...

The opera premiered on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. Donizetti revised the score for a French version which debuted on August 6, 1839 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris. is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The San Carlo is a famous opera house in Naples, Italy. ... For other uses see, Naples (disambiguation) and Napoli (disambiguation) Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Théâtre de la Renaissance, located on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, in the Xe arrondissement of Paris, opened its doors in 1838 under the sponsorship of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, who wanted to have a location for mounting their historical dranas. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ...

The French version was the first to be performed in the United States on December 28, 1841 in New Orleans (the original version came to the U.S. several months later, also to New Orleans). is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

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Performance history

The most famous pieces in Lucia di Lammermoor are the sextet at the end of Act II and Lucia's "Mad Scene" in Act III. The mad scene has been a vehicle for several coloratura sopranos and is a technically and expressively demanding piece. Coloratura is an old word meaning colouring. ... This article is about the singing voice part. ...

Some sopranos, most notably Maria Callas, have performed the role in a relatively come scritto ("as written") fashion, adding minimal ornamentation to their interpretations. Most sopranos, though, add ornamentation to demonstrate and showcase their technical ability, as was the tradition in the bel canto period. This involves the addition and interpolation of trills, mordents, turns, runs and cadenzas. Almost all sopranos, most famously Joan Sutherland, append cadenzas to the end of the "Mad Scene", sometimes ending them on a high E-flat. Maria Callas in a casual moment, 1960s Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Joan Sutherland as Haydns Euridice, Vienna 1967 Dame Joan Sutherland OM, AC, DBE (born November 7, 1926) is an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

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As a staple of the standard operatic repertoire, it appears as number thirteen on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America^[1]. Opera America, officially OPERA America, is a service organization in North America promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

Lucie de Lammermoor

The French version of Lucia di Lammermoor was commissioned for the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris and opened on August 6, 1839. The libretto is by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. It is not simply a translation; Donizetti altered some of the scenes and characters. One of the more notable changes is the disappearance of Alisa, Lucia's only friend. This allows the French version to isolate Lucia more than does the original. Furthermore, Lucia loses most of Raimondo's support; his role is dramatically diminished while Arturo gets a bigger part. Donizetti creates a new character, Gilbert, who is loosely based on the huntsman in the Italian version. However, Gilbert is a more developed figure and serves both Edgardo and Enrico, divulging their secrets to the other for money. The Théâtre de la Renaissance, located on the Boulevard Saint-Martin, in the Xe arrondissement of Paris, opened its doors in 1838 under the sponsorship of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, who wanted to have a location for mounting their historical dranas. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The French version is not performed nearly as often as the Italian, but it was revived to great acclaim for Natalie Dessay and Roberto Alagna at the Opéra de Lyon in 2002. It was also co-produced by the Boston Lyric Opera and the Glimmerglass Opera in 2004. Natalie Dessay (born in Lyon, 19 April 1965) is an important French opera soprano. ... Roberto Alagna (born June 7, 1963) is French operatic tenor. ... Opéra National de Lyon is an opera company in Lyon, France which performs in the Nouvel Opéra, a modernized version in 1993 of the original 1831 opera house. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Boston Lyric Opera New England (BLO) is an opera company in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Glimmerglass Opera was founded in 1975. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Roles

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Synopsis

The plot of Sir Walter Scott's original novel is based on an actual incident in the history of the Stair family. Events take place in the Lammermuirs area of Lowland Scotland, in 1669. It may be noted that while the libretto retains much of Scott's basic intrigue, it also contains very substantial changes in terms of characters and events. The Bride of Lammermoor is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne. ... James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair (May, 1619 - November 29, 1695), Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire. ... The Lammermuir Hills, usually simply called the Lammermuirs (An Lomair Mòr in Gaelic) (occasionally Anglicised Lammermoors), in southern Scotland, form a natural boundary between Lothian and the Scottish Borders. ... The Scottish Lowlands (a Ghalldachd, meaning roughly the non-Gaelic region, in Gaelic), although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Highlands (or Gàidhealtachd), that is, everywhere due south and east... This article is about the country. ...

The story concerns a feud between two families, the Ashtons and the Ravenswoods. When the opera begins, the Ashtons are in the ascendancy and have taken possession of Ravenswood Castle, the ancestral home of their rivals. Edgardo (Sir Edgar), Master of Ravenswood and last surviving member of his family, has been forced to live in a lonely tower by the sea, known as the Wolf's Crag. The Ashtons, despite their success, are threatened by changing political and religious forces. Enrico (Lord Henry Ashton) hopes to gain the protection of the important Arturo (Lord Arthur Bucklaw) to whom he intends to marry his sister Lucia (Lucy).

Act 1

Scene 1: The gardens of Ravenswood Castle

Normanno (Norman), captain of the castle guard, and other retainers are searching for an intruder. He tells Enrico that he believes that the man is Edgardo, and that he comes to the castle to meet Lucia. It is confirmed that Edgardo is indeed the intruder. Enrico reaffirms his hatred for the family and his determination to end the relationship.

Scene 2: By a fountain at the entrance to the park, beside the castle

Lucia waits for Edgardo. In her famous aria 'Regnava nel Silenzio', Lucia tells her maid Alisa (Alice) that she has seen the ghost of a girl killed on the very same spot by a jealous Ravenswood ancestor. Alisa tells her the apparition is a warning that she must give up her love for Edgardo. Edgardo enters. For political reasons, he must leave immediately for France. He hopes to make his peace with Enrico and marry Lucia. Lucia tells him this is impossible, instead they take a sworn vow of marriage and exchange rings. Edgardo leaves.

Act 2

Scene 1: Lord Ashton's apartments in Ravenswood Castle

Preparations have been made for the imminent wedding of Lucia to Arturo. Enrico worries about whether Lucia will really submit to the wedding. He shows his sister a forged letter seemingly proving that Edgardo has forgotten her and taken a new lover. Enrico leaves Lucia to further persuasion this time by Raimondo (Raymond), Lucia's chaplain and tutor, that she should renounce her vow to Edgardo, for the good of the family, and marry Arturo.

Scene 2: A hall in the castle

Arturo arrives for the marriage. Lucia acts strangely, but Enrico explains that this is due to the death of her mother. Arturo signs the marriage contract, followed reluctantly by Lucia. At that point Edgardo suddenly appears in the hall. Raimondo prevents a fight, but he shows Lucia's signature on the marriage contract to Edgardo. He curses her, demanding that they return their rings to each other. He tramples his ring on the ground, before being forced out of the castle.

Act 3

Scene 1: The Wolf's Crag

Enrico visits Edgardo to challenge him to a duel. He tells him that Lucia is already enjoying her bridal bed. Edgardo agrees to fight him. They will meet later by the graveyard of the Ravenswoods, near the Wolf's Crag.

Scene 2: A Hall in Ravenswood castle

Raimondo interrupts the marriage celebrations to tell the guests that Lucia has gone mad and killed her bridegroom. Lucia enters. In the aria 'Il dolce suono' she imagines being with Edgardo, soon to be happily married. Enrico enters and at first threatens Lucia but later softens when he realizes her condition. Lucia collapses. Raimondo blames Normanno for precipitating the whole tragedy.

Scene 3: The graveyard of the Ravenswood family

Edgardo is resolved to kill himself on Enrico's sword. He learns that Lucia is dying and then Raimondo comes to tell him that she has already died. Edgardo stabs himself to death with a dagger, hoping to be re-unified with Lucia in heaven.

[This synopsis by Simon Holledge was first published on Opera japonica http://www.operajaponica.org and appears here by permission.]

Noted Arias

• Il dolce suono...Ohimé sorge il tremendo fantasma...Ardon gl'incensi (Lucia's Mad Scene)
• Spargi d'amaro pianto (Lucia)
• Fra poco me ricovero (Edgardo)
• Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia)
• Sulla tomba (duet, Lucia & Edgardo)

Selected recordings

Lucia di Lammermoor (in Italian)

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Lucie de Lammermoor (in French)

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Trivia

The “Lucia Sextet” (Chi mi frena in tal momento?) was recorded in 1908 by Enrico Caruso, Marcella Sembrich, Antonio Scotti, Marcel Journet, Barbara Severina, and Francesco Daddi, (Victor single-sided 70036) and released at the price of $7.00. Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was an Italian opera singer and one of the most famous tenors in history. ... Marcella Sembrich Marcella Sembrich (February 15, 1858 - January 11, 1935) was the stage name of the coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina KochaÅ„ska. ... Marcel Journet (1867 – 1933) was a French tenor. ...

The “Lucia Sextet” melody is probably best known today from its use by the Three Stooges in their shorts “Micro-phonies” (1945) and “Square Heads of the Round Table” (1948), sung in the latter with the lyrics “Oh, Elaine, can you come out tonight…”. But the melody is used most dramatically in Howard Hawks' gangster classic "Scarface": Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) whistles "Chi me frena?" in the film's opening sequence, as he guns down a ganglord boss he has been assigned to protect. The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. ...

The "Lucia Sextet" melody also figures in two scenes from the 2006 film The Departed, directed by Martin Scorcese. In one scene, Jack Nicholson's character is shown at a performance of "Lucia Di Lammermoor", and the music on the soundtrack is from the sextet. Later on in the film, Nicholson's cell phone ringer plays the sextet melody. The Departed is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. ... Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). ...

In the children's book "The Cricket in Times Square" Chester Cricket chirps the tenor part to the "Lucia Sextet" as the encore to his farewell concert, literally stopping traffic in the process. The Cricket in Times Square is a 1960 novel by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. ...

The "mad scene" aria "Il dolce suono" (from the 3rd Act) was re-popularized when it was featured in the film The Fifth Element in a performance by the alien diva Plavalaguna (voiced by Albanian soprano Inva Mula-Tchako and played onscreen by French actress Maïwenn Le Besco). Il dolce suono (The Sweet Sound) is the beginning of the arioso of the Scena della pazzia of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. ... The Fifth Element (1997) is a science fantasy, action, comedy, techno thriller film, written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker. ... Inva Mula (alternate spellings Inva Mula-Çako, Inva Mula-Tchako, Inva Mula Tchako, Inva Mulla Tchako) (born 1963) is an opera singer born in Tirana, Albania. ... Maïwenn Le Besco (born April 17, 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France) is a French actress sometimes credited as Maïwenn or Ouin-ouin. ...

The "mad scene" was also used in the first episode of the anime series Gankutsuou (in place of l'Italiana in Algeri which was the opera used in that scene in The Count of Monte Cristo). “Animé” redirects here. ... Gankutsuou (Japanese: 巌窟王 Gankutsuō) is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo. ... Litaliana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) is a comic opera in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. ... The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ...

The "mad scene" aria was used in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent involving the murder of a young violinist by her opera singer mother (who performs this song right after the murder). Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ...

The "mad scene" aria was released as a music video by Russian male soprano Vitas in 2006. Vitas (born February 19, 1981), is a Latvian-born Russian pop singer, composer, actor and fashion designer. ...

Among other selections from the opera, the "mad scene", "Verranno a Te Sull'aure", and "Che Facesti?" feature prominently in the 1983 Paul Cox film Man of Flowers, especially "Verranno a Te Sull'aure", which accompanies a strip tease in the film's opening scene. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid its being considered...

The opera is mentioned in the novels The Count of Monte Cristo and Madame Bovary. The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... For the film, see Madame Bovary (1949 film) Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert that was attacked for obscenity by public prosecutors when it was first serialised in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, resulting in a trial in January 1857 that...

References

External links

• [1] Libretto (Italian)
• [2] Libretto of French version (French)
• Joan Sutherland performs "Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia di Lammermoor's mad scene)