Lucia di Lammermoor Archives

Triumphant return of Lucia di Lammermoor at CCP

By Pablo A. Tariman Photos by Kiko Cabuena | Feb 01, 2020 7:45 PM

Friday night amidst scare of the corona virus, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor — first performed in 1835 in Naples, Italy — had a triumphant return at the Cultural Center of the Philippines where it was last seen in Pilipino version in 1976.

Arthur Espiritu, Lucia di Lammermoor, Melody Leloudjian

Arts & Culture

Mad scenes in Lucia di Lammermoor and beyond

By Pablo A. Tariman | Jan 23, 2020 6:48 PM

Like it or not, the mad scenes in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor pretty much reflect the country’s social and political landscape.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Arts & Culture

Portrait of Filipino tenors as Edgardo di Ravenswood

By Pablo A. Tariman | Jan 09, 2020 7:53 AM

When Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor opera unfolds at the Cultural Center of the Philippines January 30 with French soprano Melody Louledjian in the title role, it will also showcase the vocal artistry of Filipino tenors led by Arthur Espiritu who is singing the role of Sir Edgardo of Ravenswood for the second time after his much-acclaimed South Korean debut last year.

Filipino tenors, Lucia di Lammermoor