Qui Lucia

DESCRIPTION

The Foundation’s iconographic archive is open to educational projects.
The one on Lucia di Lammermoor is particularly impressive in terms of quality and scope… in short, Lucia is special here!
The extensive collection of iconographic material allows visitors to reconstruct the visual world associated with such an iconic performance, through iconographic comparisons and other insights.
A visit to the theatre spaces linked to Lucia di Lammermoor and the great protagonists who brought it to the stage is planned, with an interactive workshop.
During the workshop, original materials will be shown: a real bonus for children and audiences now accustomed only to digital reproductions.
It will certainly be exciting to come into contact with unique pieces that can be appreciated in their dimensions, in the specificity of their materials, and in the history they carry, marked by the passage of time.
After a brief presentation of the opera, during the workshop participants are invited to reconstruct the plot (through sketches and stage photos) of Lucia di Lammermoor and recognise the characters through the use of archive images. The exercises continue with questions about the characters’ relationships, connections, family, roles and psychology.
There is also an interesting exercise on the productions that have given life to Lucia di Lammermoor over time, through which the students will be encouraged to notice how the sets, staging and acting have changed over the decades.
This is followed by exercises in iconography and iconology (with an introduction to the meaning of the terms). Archive photographs of Lucia di Lammermoor are used and the students work together to recognise the attributes of each character and the iconological elements.
This is followed by a reworking through the choice of keywords and the production of an original commentary on the large book dedicated to collecting Le voci di Lucia (The Voices of Lucia).

OPERA FAMILY EVENT – Teatro Donizetti
Saturday 15 November, 2025
at 3:00 workshop and 4:00 tour
For more info and tickets: Qui Lucia – Opera Family