Friday, July 27, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center
Anna Netrebko in Donizetti’s Lucia De Lammermoor.
The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore Series continues as Bel Canto magic abounds in a haunted Scottish Castle with Anna Netrebko in her unforgettable performance of Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor at Orcas Center, Friday July 27 at 7:30 pm.
Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti’s bel canto tragedy in her Met role debut, with Piotr Beczala as her lover, Edgardo. Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman’s hit production, first seen in 2007, is staged as a Victorian ghost story
Anthony Tommasini wrote about Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien for The New York Times:
“Ms. Netrebko was spellbinding. In the hushed pianissimo passage when the delusional young woman believes she and her beloved Edgardo are at last united, she created vocal magic, imbuing lines with spectral colorings that matched the eerie sounds of the glass harmonica, played by Cecilia Brauer. Her earthy, subdued expressivity had me thinking of Callas.
As Enrico, Lucia’s bullying brother, the baritone Mariusz Kwiecien (we saw him in Don Giovanni a few weeks ago) was terrific, commanding the stage and singing with robust sound and incisive execution. “
Tickets for Lucia di Lammermoor are $15 for adults and $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) and may be purchased on the website at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office during box office hours which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2012 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.
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I think you mean July 27 in the headline here, not July 17. Thanks!
Thank you, Moana. You are absolutely correct. It is the 27th.
I heard that Hoffman was shut down during the power outages. Any chance for another go?
Orcas Center has said they plan to rescreen “Hoffman” in September. Yea! They finished Act I and then everything went dark.