A spellbinding tale of marriage, madness and murder.
Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family's failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder...
Donizetti's gorgeously moody score masterfully conveys Lucia's isolation and instability as she slips into a terrifying world of madness. Two extraordinary sopranos—who launched their careers at LA Opera—will take on the iconic title role: Amanda Woodbury, who's now a star at the Metropolitan Opera, and Liv Redpath, who'll sing Lucia at the Deutsche Oper Berlin this year. Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz returns as Lucia's beloved Edgardo, with Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico and bass Eric Owens as Raimondo.
Lina González-Granados leads the proceedings in her first outing as the company's new Resident Conductor. Director Simon Stone creates a powerful new production that moves the story to a present-day world of desperation and decline.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Please note: This production contains adult subject matter and depictions of violence and drug use.
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"A striking production... the most consistently excellent cast, the excellence being in both the singing and the acting.”
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Edgardo and Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Edgardo
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Edgardo
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Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico
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Liv Redpath as Lucia and Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico
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A scene from "Lucia di Lammermoor," with Amanda Woodbury (on projection screen) as Lucia
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Guests await the wedding of Lucia and Arturo
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Eric Owens as Raimondo
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Eric Owens as Raimondo and Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico
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Madeleine Lyon as Alisa
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Madeleine Lyon as Alisa and Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico and Anthony Ciaramitaro as Arturo
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Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Liv Redpath as Lucia
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Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico
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Anthony León as Normanno
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A view of the "Lucia" set from the wings of the stage
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With Arturo Chacón-Cruz (Edgardo) and Alexander Birch Elliott (Edgard) onstage, Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados rehearses the LA Opera Orchestra
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Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads the LA Opera Orchestra in a rehearsal for "Lucia di Lammermoor"
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In the foreground, Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico and Amanda Woodbury as Lucia. At rear, Anthony Ciaramitaro (in pink suit) as Arturo
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Amanda Woodbury as Lucia
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Amanda Woodbury as Lucia
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Amanda Woodbury as Lucia
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Amanda Woodbury (right) as Lucia, with Madeleine Lyon as Alisa
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Edgardo and Amanda Woodbury as Lucia
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Amanda Woodbury as Lucia and Madeline Lyon as Alisa
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz as Edgardo and Amanda Woodbury as Lucia
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Amanda Woodbury sings the title role of "Lucia di Lammermoor" (September 17-24, 2022)
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Liv Redpath performs the title role of "Lucia di Lammermoor" (September 28 through October 9, 2022)
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Arturo Chacón-Cruz sings the role of Edgardo in "Lucia di Lammermoor"
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Lina González-Granados, LA Opera's incoming Resident Conductor, makes her company debut conducting "Lucia di Lammermoor."
Craig T. MathewCast
- Lucia (Sep 17-24)
- Amanda Woodbury
- Lucia (Sep 28-Oct 9)
- Edgardo
- Arturo Chacón-Cruz
- Enrico
- Alexander Birch Elliott
- Raimondo
- Eric Owens
- Normanno
- Anthony León
- Alisa
- Madeleine Lyon
- Arturo
Creative Team
- Conductor
- Lina González-Granados
- Director
- Simon Stone
- Scenery
- Lizzie Clachan
- Costumes
- Blanca Añón
- Lighting
- James Farncombe
- Projections
- Luke Halls
- Chorus Director
- Jeremy Frank
- Choreographer
- Kitty McNamee
- Fight Director
- Andrew Kenneth Moss

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Pre-Show Lecture - one hour before the performance
Learn more about the opera and its composer with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar. Pre-show talks are complimentary for all ticket holders and held on the second floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Note: there is no pre-show talk on September 17.)
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Sung in Italian with English subtitles
The running time is approximately three hours and 15 minutes, including two intermissions.
This production uses lightning and gunshot effects.
A co-production with the Metropolitan Opera
Click here to read a note on Lucia di Lammermoor by Music Director James Conlon.
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