PRODUCTION NEW TO SAN FRANCISCO OPERA

GAETANO DONIZETTI
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano

The heroine of Donizetti's tragic masterpiece—a young woman who is driven to madness when forced to marry a man she does not love—has inspired memorable performances by some of opera's most luminous stars.
Now it is Natalie Dessay's turn to own this virtuosic role. The BBC calls her "utterly believable...Dessay's voice is a wonder: crystal clear, devastatingly accurate and with a remarkable power and flexibility." Joining the world-renowned French soprano will be tenor Giuseppe Filianoti, whose Metropolitan Opera debut as Lucia's true love Edgardo was hailed as "sensational" by Opera News.

*San Francisco Opera debut

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