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Jessica Pratt as Lucia di Lammermoor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The internationally celebrated Australian soprano Jessica Pratt makes her Opera Australia debut in the title role of\u00a0 Donizetti\u2019s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor <\/em>this winter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recognised internationally as one of the world\u2019s great ‘Lucia\u2019s’,\u00a0\u00a0Jessica Pratt is making a much anticipated Opera Australia debut. Jessica is one of only three Australian sopranos to perform the coveted role at Milan\u2019s world famous La Scala Theatre, along with two of the country\u2019s most famous singers, Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland.<\/p>\n

Joining Jessica on stage for this landmark performance will be American tenor Michael Fabiano, returning to Sydney for the first time since his stunning OA debut in Faust<\/em> in 2015. Fabiano has performed the role of Edgardo to high acclaim at Op\u00e9ra de Paris, Vancouver Opera, and famously as a late stand-in at The Metropolitan Opera, where he had just seven hours notice to take the stage. In the role of Enrico is Italian baritone Giorgio Caoduro, who impressed audiences and critics alike with his performance in OA\u2019s 2012 premiere of Lucia di Lammermoor. <\/em>They are joined by Richard Anderson, Jane Ede, John Longmuir and Benjamin Rasheed with the\u00a0Opera Australia Chorus and Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by\u00a0Carlo Montanaro.\u00a0Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em> is a co-production between Houston Grand Opera, Opera Australia and Teatro La Fenice.<\/p>\n

Director John Doyle\u2019s production portrays the ominous landscape of Scotland as a background to the deeply entrenched tight-lipped and judgmental Scottish Protestants. This is a tragedy that climaxes in disaster as austerity and repression are forced upon a passionate young woman. The detail on the minimalist set accentuates Set and Costume Designer Liz Ascroft\u2019s exquisite period costumes, which flesh out the characters.<\/p>\n

The absolute thrill of Lucia<\/em> is, of course, the famous \u201cmad scene\u201d, one of the best examples of bel canto<\/em>\u00a0writing. The gripping scene depicts the young bride revealing not only her passion for her lost love, but the anguish and torment that has driven her to commit murder on her wedding night. Doyle\u2019s Lucia<\/em>\u00a0smears the stage with her new husband\u2019s blood, as the tragedy of her insanity crashes into the horror and recoil of those around her.<\/p>\n

This is an opportunity to hear a coloratura soprano at her technical and expressive best. This production is a psychological thriller wrapped in an austere beauty, doused in rivers of blood.<\/p>\n

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.<\/p>\n

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Tickets from $46 (fees may apply) Group and concession prices available for most performances. Student Rush available for most performances: $50 (fees may apply)<\/p>\n

Opera Australia Box Office (02) 9318 8200 or www.opera.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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