Lucrezia Borgia: Donizetti

Opera In A Prologue And Two Acts

Dame Joan Sutherland and tenor Alfredo Kraus star in Donizetti's tale of sixteenth century opulence and decadence. Joan Sutherland is unquestionably the unsurpassed Lucrezia of all-time, and this production at Covent Garden showcases her incomparable coloratura technique. Bel canto specialist Richard Bonynge conducts The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in this historic performance.

Music: Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Felice Romani
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Director: John Copley
Set Designer: John Pascoe
Costume Designer: Michael Stennett

Cast:
Lucrezia Borgia: Joan Sutherland
Gennaro: Alfredo Kraus
Maffio Orsini: Anne Howells
Alfonso d'Este: Stafford Dean

The Royal Opera Chorus:
Chorus Master: John Barker
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Leader: Meyer Stolow
Director for Television: Brian Large
Photo: Zoe Dominic