LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR:Donizetti
Original Air Date: 12/31/1966
Bonynge; Sutherland, Tucker, Colzani, Ghiuselev
SID.19270106
Sutherland and Tucker are in very hot form. Colzani, who is the perfect Rance we can’t find anymore, is not so well suited to Enrico. Bonynge’s debut broadcast. The contributions of Sutherland and Tucker are quite strong, Colzani less so. It seems to have been broadcast maybe 5 times in the last 3 months. Better that we should have another chance to hear Sutherland’s debut season Lucia , also with Tucker and repeat a few other Lucias. Sirius covers the Met broadcast history well going back to 1937 for LIly Pons. The omissions as far as I can see are Munsel and Peters, not great losses. But one performance from 2/1/69 has not been on Sirius, and it is an UNFORGETTABLE afternoon, the first performance of the season with Moffo, Gedda, Bruson (Met debut), Giaiotti, under Franci (Met debut). The male side of the performance is extremely strong, and you will never hear another Lucia like Moffo’s. I wish a lurker for the Met would wake up to the ridiculous rotation applied to this mostly very good broadcast. STOP playing this for 6 months. Play the 2/1/1969 with Moffo, Gedda, Bruson (debut), Giaiotti , Franci conductor (the men are superb). This 1966 Lucia broadcast does the distinguished career of Anselmo Colzani any favors at all. Do I need to write Mel Karmazin at Sirius?