Soprano Ashley Milanese is joining an extensive legacy of singers as she prepares for opening night of the Sarasota Opera’s new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” It’s about a ...

Feel the wind on the wing of madness. A soprano – solo in the spotlight – vocally and emotionally crumbles into madness before your eyes. Favoured by the likes of Bellini, Verdi and Donizetti, ‘mad ...

The mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor is rightfully famous (and often parodied). In it, the soprano must wander about the stage for a full 15 minutes with a bloody knife, having just killed her ...

The English Civil War provides obstacles to Bellini’s lovers, but instead of amping up the drama, the additional history ...