Lucia di Lammermoor

[ loo-chee-uhdi lam-er-moor; Italian loo-chee-ah dee lahm-mer-moor ]

/ luˈtʃi ə dɪ ˈlæm ərˌmʊər; Italian luˈtʃi ɑ di ˌlɑm mɛrˈmur /

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an opera (1835) by Gaetano Donizetti, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor.

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Words nearby Lucia di Lammermoor

Fohstrm appeared as "Lucia di Lammermoor," and met with very great success.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II|James H. Mapleson
This has been made the subject of an opera by Donizetti, called Lucia di Lammermoor, 1835.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
We are going to hear charming Persiani to-night in the Lucia di Lammermoor.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
After that a flute duet from Lucia di Lammermoor, piped by the local musical society and a young lawyer.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai

The house was hushed, and Lucia di Lammermoor resumed her song of madness and death.
Where Angels Fear to Tread|E. M. Forster