Lucia di Lammermoor

[ loo-chee-uh di -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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