March 29, 2012 7:40 am

By Andrew Druckenbrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Larry Roberts / Post-Gazette
Laura Claycomb will step into the bloody shoes of Lucia in the Pittsburgh Opera production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”

By Andrew Druckenbrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Exactly how insane is madness? For soprano Laura Claycomb, that’s the question that any singer has to answer when taking on the role of Lucia in Donizetti’s opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” — especially for her famous climatic Mad Scene.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/mad-about-lucia-soprano-laura-claycomb-tries-to-find-the-humanity-in-her-murderous-character-272766/#ixzz2CnVRSbGn