Barefoot Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor

Barefoot Opera is creating a bold, emotionally charged production of Donizetti’s romantic tragedy - Lucia di Lammermoor, staged with the company’s inventive, collaborative spirit , for a 14-night tour from September 2025. The score will be reimagined for the Barefoot Band, who bring together classical music and gypsy jazz instrumentation, and several of the cast will be multi-tasking, seamlessly moving between playing an instrument and singing on stage.

For those new to opera, Lucia di Lammermoor offers a powerful introduction - an intense, emotionally charged work fusing Gothic romanticism with psychological unravelling. Composed by Gaetano Donizetti and based on Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor, the opera tells the tragic story of Lucia, a young woman caught between forbidden love and family obligation. Her secret romance, forced betrothal, and eventual descent into madness unfold against a backdrop of hauntingly beautiful music.

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