Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor - Australian Opera (1986) Rating: Starring: Malcolm Donnelly, Richard Greager, Joan Sutherland, Sergei Baigildin, Robin Donald, Clifford Grant, Patricia Price Director: Peter Butler Category: Music, Special Interest Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: English Length: 144 mins     Lucia Di Lammermoor catapulted Joan Sutherland to international fame in 1959.It is a role with which her name is inextricably linked and one which provides a perfect showcase for her remarkable vocal agility and acting ability. Set on the misty moors of Scotland, Lucia Di Lammermoor is based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott.It is a tragic tale of star-crossed lovers, Lucia and Edgardo (Richard Greager), seperated by a family feud.In Gaetano Donizetti's dark, romantic opera, the forces of hate tear the young couple apart, and Lucia is driven to a loveless marriage, madness and murder.The soprano's role reaches a climax in the celebrated Mad Scene as Lucia, having stabbed her husband on her wedding night, imagines life with Edgardo in a haunting solo, characterized by some of Donizetti's most poignant music.Malcolm Donnelly also stars as Lucia's plotting brother, Enrico.