Operas by Vincenzo Bellini

Adelson e Salvini (1825) Il pirata (1827) Bianca e Fernando (1828) La straniera (1829) Zaira (1829) I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1830) La sonnambula (1831) Norma (1831) Beatrice di Tenda (1833) I puritani (1835) Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... Image File history File links Vincenzo_bellini. ... ADELSON ET SALVINI ( Adelson e Salvini ) Dramma semiserio en 2 actes Vincenzo [ Salvatore Carmelo Francesco ] BELLINI (1801-1835) Livret dAndrea Leone Tottola D’après le mélodrame en trois actes de Prosper Delamare : ADELSON ET SALVINI ( Éditions Barba, Paris - 1803 ) tiré de la nouvelle de François-Thomas... Il pirata (The Pirate) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play Bertram, or The Castle of St Aldobrando by Rev. ... Bianca e Fernando (English: Bianca and Fernando) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. ... La straniera (English: The Stranger) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1829), from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on Létrangère (1825) by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte dArlincourt. ... Zaira is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1829), from a libretto by Felice Romani based on the tragedy Zaïre (1732) by Voltaire. ... Category: Possible copyright violations ... La Sonnambula is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. ... Beatrice di Tenda, is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1833), from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores. ... I puritani (The Puritans) is an opera in three acts, by Vincenzo Bellini. ...

Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. First produced at La Scala on December 26, 1831, it is generally regarded as an example of the supreme height of the Bel canto tradition. For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... Antonio Ghislanzoni, nineteenth century Italian librettist. ... Felice Romani (1788 - 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. ... Alexandre Soumet (February 18, 1788 - March 30, 1845), French poet, was born at Castelnaudary, départment of Aude. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The term Bel Canto may refer to: Belcanto, a vocal technique; or Bel Canto, a novel by Ann Patchett. ...

The title role is generally considered one of the most difficult in the soprano repertoire. The role was created for Giuditta Pasta who also created the role of Amina in La Sonnambula. This article is about the singing voice part. ... Giuditta Pasta (October 28, 1798 - April 1, 1865), born in Saronno, Italy was a soprano considered among the greatest of opera singers. ... La Sonnambula is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. ...

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Contemporary and recent Normas include Edita Gruberova, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Galina Gorchakova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Hasmik Papian, and the American soprano June Anderson who performed the role at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (1997) and elsewhere. Edita Gruberova (born December 23, 1946) is a Czechoslovakian opera singer who is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. ... Anna Tomowa-Sintow (born September 22, 1941, in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian soprano who has sung to great acclaim in all the major opera houses around the world in a repertoire that includes Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and Strauss. ... Galina Gorchakova (b. ... Fiorenza Cedolins, born in Anduins di Vito dAsio, a village in Friuli, near Trieste, is an Italian soprano. ... Hasmik Papian (born 1961 in Yerevan) is an Armenian soprano. ... June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is an American coloratura soprano. ... Exterior of the Civic Opera House Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ...

Roles

Giulia Grisi as Norma. She debuted the role of Adalgisa in 1831.

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Synopsis

Act I. The grove. A secret love unites the seeress Norma with Pollione, the Roman proconsul, by whom she has borne two children. But Pollione has grown tired of the aging druidess and has fallen in love with Adalgisa, a young temple virgin. Despite Adalgisa's piety and virtue, she agrees to flee to Rome with Pollione. Adalgisa innocently tells Norma of her love, and Norma curses Pollione for his treachery.

Act II. Norma’s apartment. She is about to kill her children, but through maternal pity finally confides them to the care of Adalgisa. When Pollione comes to take Adalgisa from the temple, Norma denounces him and he is seized by the Druids, after having refused to give up Adalgisa. Norma proclaims herself equally guilty with him. The funeral pyre is lighted, and ascending it, Norma dies with her lover.

Famous pieces

• Sinfonia
• Casta diva, cavatina of Norma (Act I)
• Sola, furtiva al tempio, duet between Norma and Adalgisa (Act I)
• Ah! di qual sei tu vittima, terzetto between Norma, Pollione and Adalgisa (Act I)
• Teneri figli, arioso of Norma (Act II)
• Deh, con te, con te li prendi, duet between Norma and Adalgisa (Act II)
• Guerra, guerra! le galliche selve, chorus (Act II)
• In mia man alfin tu sei, duet between Norma and Pollione (Act II)
• Deh! non volerli vittime, final of Act II

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External links

• Norma at Detroit Opera
• Normafa, a tree named after a famous Norma recital in Budapest