Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor opera will be staged at the Atatürk Cultural Center’s Türk Telekom Opera Hall. The production will be performed on October 24, 28 and 31, and November 19 and 21.
Lucia between love and family pressure
With a libretto written by Salvadore Cammarano and inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor, the production is directed by Monegasque director Jean-Louis Grinda.
Set in the misty atmosphere of 19th-century Scotland, the production tells the story of Lucia, a young woman caught between her love for Edgardo and the marriage her family imposes on her for the sake of its reputation and power, as she is driven toward a tragic end under the shadow of deep-rooted hostilities.
Roles to be performed by alternating casts
Hale Soner and Ecem Arıcasoy Yazoğlu will alternate in the role of Lucia, while Burak Dabakoğlu and Ufuk Toker will alternate as Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood. Caner Akgün and Nejat Işık Belen will perform the role of Lord Enrico Ashton.

Berk Dalkılıç and Efe Doğrukul will perform the role of Lord Arturo Bucklaw, while Burak Bilgili and Zafer Erdaş will take on the role of Raimondo Bidebent. İpek Zehra Evre and İrem Büşra Bayır will alternate as Alisa, and Uğur Etiler and Emre Parlar will alternate as Normanno.
Orchestra and design team
The orchestra will be conducted by maestro Zdravko Lazarov. The chorus will perform under the direction of maestro Paolo Villa.
The set design was created by Ferhat Karakaya, the costume design by Serdar Başbuğ and the lighting design by Laurent Castaingt.