from Act III, Scene II of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Edgardo, lord and master of Ravenswood

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: The Ravenswood cemetary

Synopsis: Edgardo sings of his wish to die in the upcoming duel with Enrico for he cannot stand to live while Lucia delights in the pleasures of another husband.

from Act III, Scene II of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Edgardo, lord and master of Ravenswood

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: The Ravenswood cemetary

Synopsis: After learning that Lucia has died, Edgardo is grief-stricken and sings to Lucia that he will soon be with her in heaven. Soon afterwards, he stabs himself and dies beside her body.

from Act I, Scene I of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Enrico Ashton, lord and master of Lammermoor

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: lyric baritone

Setting: The Lammermoor Castle courtyard, Scotland

Synopsis: Angry that Lucia has had secret romantic meetings with a man whose family is the mortal enemy of the her own Ashton family, Enrico rails that she has betrayed him.

from Act I, Scene I of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Enrico Ashton, lord and master of Lammermoor

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: lyric baritone

Setting: The Lammermoor Castle courtyard, Scotland

Synopsis: After the family chaplain suggests that Enrico should have mercy on Lucia for secretly meeting with the enemy of their family, Enrico declares that he does not understand mercy and that the only thing he really understands is vengence.

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.

from Act I, Scene II 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: A park in the estate grounds

Synopsis: After a ghost appears to Lucia, her servant cautions her to stop seeing Edgardo. Lucia responds that she won't leave him, for Edgardo is her joy in life.

from Act I, Scene II 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: A park in the estate grounds

Synopsis: Waiting with her servant at a fountain, Lucia remembers the night when the ghost of a woman killed at the fountain by Edgardo's ancestor appeared to her and warned her that her romance with Edgardo would end in blood.

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 searching for the ring that Edgardo threw away when he found she had married Arturo, Lucia sings that she will wait for Edgardo in heaven.

from Act II, Scene I of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Raimondo Bidebent, chaplain at Lammermoor

Voice Part: bass       Fach: heavy bass

Setting: Enrico's rooms in the castle

Synopsis: After telling her the marriage vows she exchanged with Edgardo were not sanctioned by the church and that she is free to marry, Raimondo urges Lucia to give in to his brother's wishes.

from Act II, Scene I of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Raimondo Bidebent, chaplain at Lammermoor

Voice Part: bass       Fach: heavy bass

Setting: Enrico's rooms in the castle

Synopsis: After being urged strongly to marry Arturo, Lucia gives in. Raimondo congratulates her, saying that she will be rewarded in heaven for giving herself up for her family.

from Act III, Scene I of the Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Raimondo Bidebent, chaplain at Lammermoor

Voice Part: bass       Fach: heavy bass

Setting: The hall of Lammermoor Castle

Synopsis: After the wedding takes place and all are rejoicing, Raimondo returns to tell them all that Lucia has killed Arturo in their wedding chamber.