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Norma (Paperback)
Vincenzo Bellini
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Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, first produced at La Scala, Milan, in
1831, is widely regarded as the greatest achievement of the bel
canto era. Its title role, sung at the premiere by Giuditta Pasta,
has been undertaken in more recent times by Maria Callas, Joan
Sutherland and Monserrat Caballe and remains one of the supremely
challenging soprano parts in the operatic repertory. The opera
tells of the conflicting loyalties of the High Priestess of the
Druids, Norma, who is torn between her duty to her people and her
love for the father of her two children, the proconsul of the
occupying Roman forces in Gaul. The guide contains articles on the
background to the opera and the development of bel canto, a
detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its
performance history, dealing in particular with the approaches of
some of the many distinguished singers who have appeared in its
principal roles. There is also a discussion of the contentious
issue of which voice-types should more appropriately be singing
each of the two leading female characters. The guide includes the
full libretto with English translation, sixteen pages of
illustrations, a musical thematic guide, a discography, a
bibliography, and DVD and website guides.
Famous soprano Maria Callas is captured performing live in Hamburg
in May 1959 and March 1962. Her programme includes excerpts from
Verdi's 'Don Carlo' and 'Macbeth', Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di
Siviglia' and 'La Cenerentola', plus pieces by Bellini, Massenet
and Gounod.
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Various Artists - Dreams (CD)
Ophelie Gaillard, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Craig Leon, Timothy Redmond, Claude Debussy, …
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R296
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Norma (Hardcover)
Vincenzo Bellini
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R793
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Norma
Vincenzo Bellini
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R419
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La Straniera (Paperback)
Vincenzo Bellini, Felice Romani
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R448
R409
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