The Pirate Gods didn't smile as brightly on this performance as they might have. The sound is rather muffled though clear and someone should've turned up the transfer level. Silver lining: the pitch of the tape is correct - certainly Zeani and Kraus sound like themselves. Thunderstorm: bits and pieces of the performance are missing. I don't mind missing out on the orchestral openings of some scenes, but Act Three is missing the first ten minutes or so, including Raimondo's aria. Too bad because Zerbini is so good in the rest of the role. And the last two or three minutes of the opera are missing too! At least Kraus is heard singing the first statement of his lovely cabaletta. On the other hand, all of Lucia's music is present and Zeani makes a heartbreaking heroine, one whose darker timbre suits the melancholy Scotts lass very well. Her ornaments and appoggiaturas are fluent, but she doesn't indulge in too many of them. All the expected high notes are here and sung with accuracy and passion. She may not hold onto the E-flats as long as some others, yet they make their effect and the audience goes wild. Kraus sings a strong Edgardo; whether or not he joins Zeani on the Sextet's final D-flat I can't tell. Oppicelli is a standard Italian baritone Enrico with a ringing top. Zedda leads an enjoyable performance, made memorable by Zeani's participation.The filler should've been a complete Kraus/Edgardo final scene from another performance of Lucia. Zeani fans must get this!

wonderfull