As a performance impressive because when recording

The occupation would, however, can not be put together prominent for a studio recording:

Diana Damrau has attained the status of a superstar and conquering increasingly more lyrical roles. In the mad scene impressed me their exaltation, total is me her Lucia but a little too glamorous. I miss the dreamy of Lucia, especially in the first act. In addition, my vibrato a bit too big lately, which should keep them in mind. A virtuoso, but not really moving Lucia. Currently I would have preferred the role Ana Durlovski.

Quite different Joseph Calleja: The Maltese Tenor is not only currently the best imaginable occupation of Edgardo: So elegant, beyond all sentimentality, yet believable and expressive I have not heard the role for a long time. There is also the very phono genes metallic yet warm timbre of the tenor.

Lucovic Tézier as Enrico suffers in his aria in the first act under the very fast pace, the conductor Jesus Lopez Cobos strikes for his aria, smooths the adornments and forced. Later he finds albeit at a very solid performance.

A real asset is then Nicolas Testé as Raimondo, who must sing his so often painted Arie here - it comes with the (too) fast pace cope better than Tézier and enjoys a very pleasant timbre.

The rest of the cast leaves no wish unfulfilled, just as choir and orchestra.

Unfortunately, the conductor Jesus Lopez Cobos tends as already said too much fast tempos, creating a somewhat smoother, superficial orchestral sound. That and just a bit (before) loud Lucia of Damrau ensure that the fate of Lucia leaves me quite cold in this recording.

I vacillate between three and four stars, but after this opera is the leading lady and falls, it remains at three.