The Capital Times (Madison, WI), May 10th, 2008
Byline: Michael Muckian
Madness and murder, suicide and a blood-soaked bride. Isn't that the stuff of which all great operas are made?
Madison Opera would like to make that case, and the quality of the company's production of "Lucia di Lammermoor," which opened Friday before an Overture Hall crowd of about 1,800, could create a whole new appreciation for viscera in the operatic canon. Those expecting familiar high levels of quality from the company were once again not disappointed in the staging of what for many is a less-familiar, but no less compelling work.
Donizetti's opera, which clo...
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