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Sotto Voce presents Donizetti's masterwork of Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor, featuring the athletic vocals of local and national talent in an immersive and imaginative staging, Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 30, at 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, 1 Symphony Circle.
Under the visionary leadership of Stage Director Alex Huddleston and musical direction of master bel canto pedagogue and internationally acclaimed tenor Arturo Spinetti, Lucia di Lammermoor will be presented in a bold new light, featuring athletic vocals in an immersive and imaginative staging.
The stunning Romanesque architecture of the First Presbyterian church will provide an ornate and expansive staging area; by moving the players throughout the hall over the course of the show, the audience will get to experience the show’s visceral vocals and fiery drama in an intimate way. A spoken role written for this production will serve as a comedic and insightful narrative voice. This character - a re-imagining of Walter Scott, the author of the novel The Bride of Lammermoor on which the opera was based - will clue the audience into the subtleties of the drama through interjections in contemporary English.
Set in 17th century Scotland, Lucia di Lammermoor tells a "Romeo and Juliet"-style saga of warring families and star-crossed lovers. The drama culminates in the famous "mad scene" - quoted in such popular culture references as the movie The Fifth Element - and features some of opera's most intense and expressive vocals.
The show runs about two and a half hours in duration, with a 15 minute intermission and reception to follow. The opera will be sung in the original Italian with English subtitles. Information on parking to come closer to the dates.