LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Scotto, Bergonzi, Zanasi (1967) (DVD)

Legendary opera stars Renata Scotto and Carlo Bergonzi are in peak form in this magnificent live 1967 performance of Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece. The cast also includes Mario Zanasi as Enrico and Plinio Clabassi as Raimondo. The NHK Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus are under the direction of Maestro Bruno Bartoletti. DVD Bonus: The Finale of the Garden Scene from Gounod’s Faust starring Alfredo Kraus, Renata Scotto, and Nicolai Ghiaurov. Subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Color, 138 minutes, 4:3, All regions

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Opera in Three Acts
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano

Cast:
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Enrico - Mario Zanasi
Raimondo - Plinio Clabassi
Arturo - Angelo Marchiandi
Alisa - Mirella Fiorentini
Normanno - Giuseppe Baratti

The NHK Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Bruno Bartoletti, conductor

Live performance, September 1967
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan