Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he’s forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family’s failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder…

Learn more about the opera and its composer with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar. Pre-show talks are complimentary for all ticket holders and held on the 2nd floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

• Wednesday, Sept 21, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm, curtain at 7:30pm.
• Saturday, Sept 24, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm, curtain at 7:30pm.
• Wednesday, Sept 28, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm, curtain at 7:30pm.
• Sunday, Oct 2, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm, curtain @ 2pm.
• Sunday, Oct 9, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm, curtain @ 2pm.