from Act III, Scene I of the Italian opera
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano
Role: Lucia Lammermoor, Enrico's sister
Voice Part: soprano Fach: dramatic coloratura
Setting: The hall of Lammermoor Castle
Synopsis: After killing Arturo, Lucia begins the "Mad Scene" by switching back and forth between joy and horror. In addition to hallucinating that Edgardo is in the room with her, she also sees the ghost that foretold the bloody end of her romance with Edgardo.