Katia Ricciarelli - Lucia di Lammermoor - "Mad Scene"

Katia Ricciarelli in the epic mad scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.

Bregenz, 1982. Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli.

For a free English translation, please see the following:

http://operainenglish.blogspot.com/2011/08/mad-scene-lucia-di-lammermoor.html

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Music

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• gabba01
• opera
• Katia
• Ricciarelli
• Donizetti
• Lucia
• di
• Lammermoor
• Mad
• Scene
• soprano
• aria

[Ernie1]

Everyone is criticizing her for not singing the coloratura and high notes. The role was not written with coloratura and high notes galore. It was also written in lover keys. Callas and Serafin considered the idea of recording Lucia as written but the project was abandoned because they didn't think people would understand. Judging from the comments here I guess they were right.

[topolinik]

Come mai non c'è la cadenza con il flauto? Scelta interpretativa?

[sttar1982]

terribile 

[MultiZahl]

Sehr gefühlvoll gesungen,aber es fehlen die hohen Noten( C,D,Es) Schade-die gehören allerdings dazu!! Sorry

[balletfanRGA]

I love this lucia, she is so convincing love her love her

[marcoduc]

troppi portamenti, interpretazione collosa, non si stacca mai dal suolo.

[AlessandroMaurer]

Katia che miracolo della natura! E' vero, i fiori più belli sfioriscono prima.. ma rimangono per sempre nei ricordi di tutti :) brava KATIA! Se tutti quelli che criticano avessero fatto almeno qualcosa di buono quanto hai fatto tu il mondo sarebbe migliore.

[vocalvideos]

@Ernie1 I agree. I think this is a fabulous performance. I actually like it better! It is so personal instead of flashy.

[OperasDivas]

Very good interpretation and feelings, but where are high notes and cadence?