Lucia di Lammermoor is scheduled in Lyric Opera’s fall season between two massive new productions: the steampunk spectacle of Das Rheingold (which you can still catch on Saturday), and Les Troyens, opening next month.
On opening night, Shagimuratova rose to the occasion with the agility, clarity, and power that has made her the go-to Lucia in opera houses from the Met to La Scala. Beczala was elegant as her impetuous lover and the entire cast turned in first-rate performances. But the one who knocked me out was Ryan Center alum and local favorite Kelsey as Lucia’s brutal and desperate brother, Enrico. From the moment that he lurched onto the stage, unleashing a more-distinctive-than-remembered, emotionally charged voice, he owned the part. It was a memorable dramatic performance in a night of spectacular singing.
