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