Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Ilya Bannik, Piotr Beczala, Vladislav Sulimsky, Natalie Dessay, Dmitry Voropaev, Sergei Skorokhodov, Marinsky Chorus
Orchestra: Marinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valéry Gergiev
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Mariinsky
Release: 2011
Size: 2.57 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
CD 01
01. Act I, Scene I: No. 1 Preludio e coro d’Introduzione “Percorrete le spiagge vicine”
02. Act I, Scene I: No. 2a Scena e Cavatina “Tu sei turbato”
03. Act I, Scene I: No. 2b Larghetto “Cruda, funesta smania”
04. Act I, Scene I: No. 2c Coro di Cacciatori “Il tuo dubbio”
05. Act I, Scene I: No. 2d Allegro moderato “La pietade in suo favore”
06. Act I, Scene II: No. 3a Scena e Cavatina “Ancor non giunse!”
07. Act I, Scene II: No. 3b Larghetto “Regnava nel silenzio”
08. Act I, Scene II: No. 3c Moderato “Quando rapito in estasi”
09. Act I, Scene II: No. 4a Scena e Duetto – Finale I “Egli s’avanza!”
10. Act I, Scene II: No. 4b Larghetto “Sulla tomba”
11. Act I, Scene II: No. 4c Moderato assai “Verranno a te”
12. Act II, Scene I: No. 5 Scena “Lucia fra poco a te verra”
13. Act II, Scene I: No. 6a Duetto “Appressati, Lucia”
14. Act II, Scene I: No. 6b Larghetto “Soffriva nel pianto”
15. Act II, Scene I: No. 6c Vivace “Se tradirmi tu potrai”
16. Act II, Scene I: No. 7a Scena ed Aria “Ebben?”
17. Act II, Scene I: No. 7b Moderato “Al ben de’tuoi”
CD 02
01. Act II, Scene II: No. 8a Finale II – Coro e Cavatina “Per te d’immenso”
02. Act II, Scene II: No. 8b Meno mosso “Per poco fra le tenebre”
03. Act II, Scene II: No. 9a Scena e Quartetto nel Finale II “Dov’ e Lucia?”
04. Act II, Scene II: No. 9b Larghetto “Chi mi frena in tal momento?”
05. Act II, Scene II: No. 10a Seguito e Stretta del Finale II “T’allontana, sciagurato”
06. Act II, Scene II: No. 10b Moderato “Sconsigliato!”
07. Act III, Scene I: No. 11a Uragano. Scena e Duetto “Orrida e questa notte”
08. Act III, Scene I: No. 11b Andante “Ashton!”
09. Act III, Scene II: No. 12 Corro “D’immenso giubilo”
10. Act III, Scene II: No. 13 Gran Scena con Cori “Cessi, ah cessi quel contento”
11. Act III, Scene II: No. 14a Scena ed Aria “Oh giusto cielo!”
12. Act III, Scene II: No. 14b Allegretto “Ohime!”
13. Act III, Scene II: No. 14c Moderato “Spargi d’amaro pianto”
14. Act III, Scene II: No. 14d Scena “Si tragga altrove”
15. Act III, Scene III: No. 15a Aria Finale “Tombe degliavi miei”
16. Act III, Scene III: No. 15b Moderato “Tu che a Dio”
The Mariinsky label’s opera recordings have garnered acclaim and awards from around the world, most recently for Valery Gergiev’s recording of Parsifal released in 2010. For the label’s fifth opera, Gergiev conducts Donizetti’s masterpiece with a magnificent cast led by Natalie Dessay.
Natalie Dessay is one of the world’s most sought-after sopranos and an admired interpreter of lyric heroines. She is particularly renowned for her interpretation of the role of Lucia, which she has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and the Mariinsky Theatre. Future engagements include Verdi’s La Traviata with the LSO at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in July and at the Vienna State Opera in October.
Piotr Beczala is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of today’s leading lyric tenors. He has recently sung Edgardo at the Met and on tour in Japan, and this summer will perform at the Bavarian State Opera and Salzburg Festival.
Valery Gergiev recently won the Disc of the Year Award from BBC Music Magazine for his LSO Live recording of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet. In July, Gergiev will conduct the Mariinsky Ballet at New York Metropolitan Opera and in August he conducts at the Edinburgh Festival and BBC Proms with the Mariinsky Orchestra before opening the LSO’s 2011-12 concert season.
In October he embarks on a major tour of the USA and Canada with the Mariinsky Orchestra, including residencies at Carnegie Hall and Berkeley. Forthcoming releases include the final instalment in his Mahler cycle on LSO Live featuring Symphony No 9 and the Mariinsky label’s first DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs.