Lucia di Lammermoor update

From one of the half-dozen or so people I know who have a profound understanding of early Ottocento opera:

1. Even “Soffriva nel pianto” was bad
2. Levine did conduct three things well: the E-major chorus when the murder was discovered, the little orchestral bits in the mad scene itself, and the tenor’s final scene. Too little too late, but credit where due…

I was laughing during the mad scene, so I did not focus on the little orchestral bits; and my patience was exhausted by the final scene. Well, I won’t be revisiting this Lucia.