Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor: Complete Opera (with full libretto and translation) Reviews

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I bought this as a present for my husband who is an "opera maven". It is considered to be a rare recording as it is not only the complete (unabridged) opera but features Beverly Sills and a glass harmonica (rarely used). from Amazon.com I usually don't write reviews but this is a worthy recording. I have heard about eight different recordings of Lucia Di Lammermoor (including popular Callas and Sutherland ones) and this is by far my favourite. Sills' voice is beautiful, melodic, and dances right on the edge of chaos as every good Lucia should. from Amazon.com There are many recordings of "Lucia di Lammermoor", and, many are very good, some are excellent, and then, there are some that would not be missed. This, luckily, is not one of the last group. from Amazon.com This is one of those rare opera recordings where the conductor, orchestra, and soloists really perform magic by working together and building upon one another, rather than just doing their skilled work more or less apart. Schippers, Sills, Bergonzi, and the LSO really exhibit the same soul throughout this recording, which I suppose is a success I have to credit the late Mr. from Amazon.com The opening chords and strains, the sextet and the mad scene. These of course are what I love about Lucia, though all of it is beautiful. from Amazon.com Like many other reviewers here, I am a serious bel canto fan. And like many of them, I have heard many Lucias live and have several recordings of the great Lucias: Callas, Sutherland, and Sills. from Amazon.com I have four "Lucia"s on my shelf, and this is the one I always listen to when I want to experience the full drama of this bel canto classic. (We can safely ignore the opinions of those tin-eared listeners who don't grasp the shattering drama delivered by bel canto at its best.) Granted I may be somewhat influenced by having seen and heard Sills in the opera house, but her superiority in all "departments" in conveying Donizetti's dramatic achievement is not bettered anywhere, not by Callas and certainly not by Sutherland, whatever the glories of her singing. from Amazon.com Many people, me included, have often wondered at the supreme ugliness of, even in her "prime", Maria Callas' voice. Of course, the rejoinder always has been "But did you see her in the house?" from Amazon.com This is a recording of Beverly Sills singing Lucia. Need I say more? from Amazon.com Though I have heard positive comments about this recording, it wasn't until recently that I actually picked it up. I already had Callas and Sutherland recordings, which I thought to be absolutely wonderful. Callas, whenever she sings, never ceases to be thrilling- despite her Lucia being a bit more tame in terms of ornamentation and cadenzas. from Amazon.com

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