|
Event
Opera Film: NORMA
NORMA
Composed by Vincenzo Bellini
Libretto by Felice Romani based on the play by Alexandre Soumet
From the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Recorded February 2015
Tickets are $20
CONDUCTOR - Renato Palumbo
STAGE DIRECTOR - Kevin Newbury
SCENOGRAPHY - David Korins
COSTUMES - Jessica Jahn
LIGHTING - D. M. Wood
Pollione - Gregory Kunde
Oroves - oRaymond Aceto
Norma - Sondra Radvanovsky
Adalgisa - Ekaterina Gubanova
Clotilde - Anna Puche
Flavio - Francisco Vas
If we weep from emotion on hearing it, it's nothing to be ashamed of. That is what Richard Wagner said about Vincenzo Bellini's most famous opera, which he considered the most perfect example of a musical tragedy. And rightly so, because in Norma Italian Romanticism reached its pinnacle. This production, by up-and-coming American stage director Kevin Newbury, stresses the ritual aspects of the drama. In Roman-dominated Gaul, the high priestess Norma has broken her vow of chastity by entering a relationship with the Roman pro-consul Pollione and the birth of their two children has been kept secret. But when she discovers she has a rival, jealousy sets in. Norma is a classical heroine, passionate and revengeful, and her dilemma provides the starting point for the most successful work by the last and greatest composer of bel canto. Though the first performance was a failure, Norma went on to become an established favourite. It first came to the Liceu in 1847, not long after its official opening, and was, in fact, the third opera to be staged there.
|
|
 |
LocationJarvis Conservatory (View)
1711 Main Street
Napa, CA 94559
United States
Map is loading...
In order to see the map for this event, click the Privacy icon in the lower left corner of your screen and grant consent for Google Maps.
The Privacy icon looks like this:
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
Contact
|
