Lucia di Lammermoor discography

This is a list of audio and video recordings (discography) of Gaetano Donizetti's 1835 Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor. Audio and video recordings of Lucie de Lammermoor, a heavily revised French adaptation first performed in 1839, are listed separately.

Audio recordings in Italian

Year Cast
(Lucia, Edgardo,
Enrico, Raimondo)
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra
Label[1]
1929Mercedes Capsir,
Enzo de Muro Lomanto,
Enrico Molinari,
Salvatore Baccaloni
Lorenzo Molajoli,
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Arkadia,
Cat: 78035
1939Lina Pagliughi,
Giovanni Malipiero,
Giuseppe Manacchini,
Luciano Neroni
Ugo Tansini,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Italian Broadcasting Authority
Naxos,
Cat: 8.110150
1952Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Piero Campolonghi,
Roberto Silva
Guido Picco,
Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra and Chorus
(Live recording)
Melodram,
Cat: 1078712
1953 Dolores Wilson,
Gianni Poggi,
Anselmo Colzani,
Silvio Maionica
Franco Capuana,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera di Milano
CD: Preiser Records,
Cat: 20032
1953 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Tito Gobbi,
Raffaele Arié
Tullio Serafin,
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
EMI Classics,
Cat: 62764
1954 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Rolando Panerai,
Giuseppe Modesti
Herbert von Karajan,
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
(Live recording)
Standing Room Only,
SRO 831-2
1955 Maria Callas,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Rolando Panerai,
Nicola Zaccaria
Herbert von Karajan,
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus, Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra
(Live recording)
EMI Classics,
Cat. No.66441
Melodram,
Cat: 26004
1957Roberta Peters,
Jan Peerce,
Philip Maero,
Giorgio Tozzi
Erich Leinsdorf,
Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
LP: RCA Victrola
Cat: VICS-6001
CD: RCA Victor
Cat: 09026-68537-2
1957Leyla Gencer,
Giacinto Prandelli,
Nino Carta,
Antonio Massaria
Oliviero De Fabritiis,
Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste, Orchestra and Chorus
Arkadia,
Cat:
1959 Maria Callas,
Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Piero Cappuccilli,
Bernard Ładysz
Tullio Serafin,
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
EMI Classics,
Cat: 56284
1959 Renata Scotto,
Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Ettore Bastianini,
Ivo Vinco
Nino Sanzogno,
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
Mercury Living Presence,
Cat: SR2-9008
1959 Joan Sutherland,
Joao Gibin,
John Shaw,
Joseph Rouleau
Tullio Serafin,
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus
Golden Melodram,
Cat:
1961 Joan Sutherland,
Renato Cioni,
Robert Merrill,
Cesare Siepi
John Pritchard,
Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus
Decca,
Cat: 467688
1965Anna Moffo,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Mario Sereni,
Ezio Flagello
Georges Prêtre,
RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and Orchestra
LP: RCA Victor Red Seal
Cat: LSC-6170
CD: RCA Red Seal
Cat: 88875073472
1970 Beverly Sills,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Piero Cappuccilli,
Justino Díaz
Thomas Schippers,
London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 471250
1971 Joan Sutherland,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Sherrill Milnes,
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Richard Bonynge,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Decca,
Cat: 4101932
1976 Montserrat Caballé,
José Carreras,
Vicente Sardinero,
Samuel Ramey
Jesús López-Cobos,
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Philips Classics,
Cat: 470421
1983June Anderson,
Alfredo Kraus,
Lorenzo Saccomani,
Agostino Ferrin
Gianluigi Gelmetti,
Teatro Comunale Florence Orchestra and chorus
LS,
Cat: 1117
1983 Edita Gruberová,
Alfredo Kraus,
Renato Bruson,
Robert Lloyd
Nicola Rescigno,
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
EMI Classics,
Cat: 64622
1990 Cheryl Studer,
Plácido Domingo,
Juan Pons,
Samuel Ramey
Ion Marin,
London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 435309
1997 Andrea Rost,
Bruce Ford,
Anthony Michaels-Moore,
Alastair Miles
Charles Mackerras,
Hanover Band, London Voices
Sony,
Cat: 63174
2014 Diana Damrau,
Joseph Calleja,
Ludovic Tézier,
Nicolas Testé
Jesus Lopez-Cobos,
Bayerische Staatsoper orchestra and chorus
CD:Erato Records
Cat:2564621901

Video recordings in Italian

Year Cast
(Lucia, Edgardo,
Enrico, Raimondo)
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra
Label[1]
1967Renata Scotto,
Carlo Bergonzi,
Mario Zanasi,
Plinio Clabassi
Bruno Bartoletti,
NHK Symphony Orchestra
(recorded live in September)
DVD: VAI,
Cat: 4418[2]
1971Anna Moffo,
Lajos Kozma,
Giulio Fioravanti,
Paolo Washington
Carlo Felice Cillario,
RAI Chorus and Rome Symphony Orchestra
DVD: VAI,
Cat: DVD 4211
1982Joan Sutherland,
Alfredo Kraus,
Pablo Elvira,
Paul Plishka
Richard Bonynge,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, 13 November 1982; Margherita Wallmann, production)
DVD: DGG,
Cat: 073 4109
Streaming video:
Met Opera on Demand[3]
1986Joan Sutherland,
Richard Greager,
Malcolm Donnelly,
Clifford Grant
Richard Bonynge, Australian Opera,
Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and Australian Opera Chorus
DVD: Image Entertainment,
Cat: 5789RA
1992Mariella Devia,
Vincenzo La Scola,
Renato Bruson,
Carlo Colombara
Stefano Ranzani, La Scala,
Milan, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
DVD: Opus Arte,
Cat: OA 3001
2006Desirée Rancatore,
Roberto De Biasio,
Luca Grassi,
Enrico Giuseppe Iori
Antonino Fogliani,
Teatro Donizetti,
Orchestra and Chorus Bergamo Musica Festival "G.Donizetti"
DVD: Dynamic,
Cat: 33535
2009Anna Netrebko,
Piotr Beczała,
Mariusz Kwiecien,
Ildar Abdrazakov
Marco Armiliato,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, 7 February 2009; Mary Zimmerman, production)
HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[4]
2011Natalie Dessay,
Joseph Calleja,
Ludovic Tézier,
Kwangchul Youn
Patrick Summers,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, 19 March 2011; Mary Zimmerman, production)
HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[5]
2016Diana Damrau,
Charles Castronovo,
Ludovic Tézier,
Kwangchul Youn
Daniel Oren,
The Royal Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, 25 April 2016; Katie Mitchell, stage director)
DVD:Erato Records
Cat:9029579205;
RBO Stream[6]
2021Irina Lungu,
Piotr Beczała,
Massimo Cavalletti,
Oleg Tsibulko
Speranza Scappucci,
Zurich Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, June 2021; Tatjana Gürbaca, stage director)[7]
Full HD:
Accentus Music[8]
2022Nadine Sierra,
Javier Camarena,
Artur Ruciński,
Christian Van Horn
Riccardo Frizza,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
(Recorded live, 21 May 2022; Simon Stone, production)
HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[9]

Audio recordings of Lucie de Lammermoor (in French)

Year Cast
(Lucia, Edgardo,
Enrico, Raimondo)
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra
Label[1]
1997Patrizia Ciofi,
Alexandru Badea,
Nicolas Rivenq,
Jae-Jun Lee
Maurizio Benini,
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia & Bratislawa Chamber Choir
Dynamic,
Cat: CDS204/1-2
2002Natalie Dessay,
Marcelo Álvarez,
Ludovic Tézier,
Nicolas Cavallier
Evelino Pidò,
Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra National de Lyon
Celestial Audio,
Cat: CA 341
2002Natalie Dessay,
Roberto Alagna,
Ludovic Tézier,
Nicolas Cavallier
Evelino Pidò,
Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra National de Lyon
EMI Classics,
Cat: 4354552823

Video recordings of Lucie de Lammermoor (in French)

Year Cast
(Lucia, Edgardo,
Enrico, Raimondo)
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra
Label[1]
2002Patrizia Ciofi,
Roberto Alagna,
Ludovic Tézier,
Nicolas Cavallier
Evelino Pidò,
Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra National de Lyon
DVD Video: TDK,
Cat: DVWW OPLDLM

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Recordings source for Lucia on operadis-opera-discography.org
  2. ↑ 1967 Scotto/Bergonzi DVD recording details are from the cover and insert of VAI DVD 4418 issued 2007.
  3. ↑ Lucia di Lammermoor, 13 November 1982, Met Opera on Demand.
  4. ↑ Lucia di Lammermoor, 7 February 2009, Met Opera on Demand.
  5. ↑ Lucia di Lammermoor, 19 March 2011, Met Opera on Demand.
  6. ↑ Lucia di Lammermoor (2016), Royal Ballet & Opera Stream.
  7. ↑ Sarah Batschelet (22 June 2021), "Bloodstained, but cluttered: Tatjana Gürbaca's Lucia di Lammermoor startles Zurich", Bachtrack.
  8. ↑ Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, 2021, Zurich Opera, medici.tv
  9. ↑ Lucia di Lammermoor, 21 May 2022, Met Opera on Demand.

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