Lucia di Lammermoor: Robert Milne (Raimondo) and Tracy Dahl in the title role of the Manitoba Opera production.(Opera Review)

From: Opera Canada | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

IS there a better way to savor the wonderful anomalies of bel canto than through Lucia di Lammermoor? The work impressed at Manitoba Opera's April production, as much for the faithful rendering as for the feeling that the opera seemed expanded from its time-worn label as supreme vehicle for the prima donna. This is not to take away anything from Winnipeg-born Tracy Dahl, who covered the vocal histrionics fluidly and delved into the role's psychological side both believably and coherently. Yet the sense of this production was as a subtle, evolving entity rather than one ...

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