Lucia di Lammermoor in-the-round

Director, Thomas Guthrie, shares his vision of what audiences can expect…

“In a violent world of feuding Scottish landowners, where the family name is to be protected at all costs, human freedoms are sacrificed to the wider needs of the clan. Set against the backdrop of Sir Walter Scott’s atmospheric novel, this Romeo-and-Juliet style love story explores the extremes of human passions, while Donizetti’s astonishing music presents a landscape of psychological desperation. Lucia’s famous so-called ‘mad scene’ and a series of breath-taking ensembles conjure a mesmerising musical and theatrical experience.

In the familiar beauty of Belcombe Court, If Opera goes back to its roots to present our unique in-the-round production and bring you closer to the action than you will experience just about anywhere else. With an exciting cast of singers, my trade-mark truthful, intensely physical theatrical style puts the music making front and centre. Meanwhile Ruth Paton’s beautiful and minimalist design conjures the wild Scottish landscape, where past and present collide in a ritualistic and intense reading of Donizetti’s masterpiece.”