Mary Zimmerman, director of Lucia di Lammermoor 

Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor launches the Met’s 2007-08 season on September 24 in a new production by Tony Award-winning theater artist Mary Zimmerman, who makes her Met debut. Conducted by James Levine, Lucia stars the consummate singing actress Natalie Dessay as the tragic young Scottish woman. Annick Massis sings the title role in some performances; Marcello Giordani and Giuseppe Filianoti share the role of Lucia’s lover, Edgardo; Mariusz Kwiecien is her scheming brother Enrico; and John Relyea is the compassionate Raimondo. Joining Zimmerman on the production team are Daniel Ostling, set designer; Mara Blumenfeld, costume designer; T.J. Gerckens, lighting designer; and Daniel Pelzig, choreographer — all in their Met debuts.