Il dolce suono - Inva Mula

“Il dolce suono (“The Sweet Sound“) is the incipit of the recitativo of a “scena ed aria“ taken from Act III scene 1, Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. It is also commonly known as “mad scene“ sung by the leading soprano, Lucia. Lucia descends into madness, and on her first wedding night, while the festivities are still being held in the Great Hall, she stabs her new husband, Arturo, in the bridal chamber. Dishevelled, unaware of what she has done, she wanders in the Great Hall, recalling her mee