Bellini: Norma (Blu-Ray) – Sondra Radvanovsky
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Description
Bellini: Norma (Blu-Ray) – Sondra Radvanovsky
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
Artists: Sondra Radvanovsky, Ekaterina Gubanova, Gregory Kunde, Raymond Aceto, Francisco Vas, Ana Puche, Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conductor: Renato Palumbo
Directors: Kevin Newbury
Format: NTSC
Language: Italian
Subtitles: German, English, Catalan, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: C Major
Blu-Ray Release Date: September 30, 2016
Run Time: 176 minutes
“If we weep from emotion on hearing it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Richard Wagner of Bellini’s most famous opera Norma, the most successful work by the last and greatest composer of bel canto.
This new production of Norma, directed by Grammy Award-nominated opera, theatre and film director Kevin Newbury and starring Sondra Radvanovsky as a “powerful, elegant” Norma (New York Times) and Gregory Kunde as Pollione, is “something very special. The word ‘historic’ is used perhaps a little too often, but tonight there really is no other adjective to describe the sensational performances offered to us by Sondra Radvanovsky and Gregory Kunde.” (operatraveller.com)
History
Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma
Bellini’s tragic tale of a tormented priestess caught in a love triangle, first heard in 1831, features one of the greatest bel canto roles in the soprano repertoire. The title heroine’s aria “Casta diva” has become synonymous with this style, which combines a wealth of melody with long legato lines and vocal fireworks.
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