Deborah Nansteel / Recensies

Simon Stone delivers a visually stunning and conceptually arresting production of Donizetti’s enduring 1835 opera." Tthe singing across the cast was stellar. Camarena lent Edgardo a sweetness and softness that only made his heartache sting more sharply in his showstopping final aria. The Polish baritone Artur Ruciński made a delightfully detestable Enrico, his wood-paneled office littered with overdue bills a perfect cage for the wounded animal of his voice and bass Matthew Rose embodied one of the finest Raimondos I’ve heard, the authority of his voice routinely softened by a deep and conflicted compassion." "Sierra’s Lucia was fiery and finessed — and with the heavy reliance on close-ups and seemingly candid moments stolen through the camera, she proved herself an arresting actress, too. If the measure of any Lucia is truly the “mad scene,” Sierra truly rose to the occasion