tempos in much of Lucia's material, and the soprano's voicing of the mad scene's central moment, "At last you hold me", is affectionately calm and sweet. Opie's Enrico is high-strung and edgy, impatient from the get-go as he jumps on entrances with a snarl. The baritone sounds appropriately duplicitous in his duet with Lucia, obsequious toward Arturo and dangerously volatile with Edgardo. Throughout Opie provides plenty of visceral excitement... Musically the performance is polished, especially in the details of phrasing and articulation in ensembles. The chorus sings beautifully, the all-important horns sound gorgeous.'