Bellini's Norma
Francisco Negrín (stage director), Giuliano Carella (music director) – With Fiorenza Cedolins (Norma), Sonia Ganassi (Adalgisa), Vincenzo La Scola (Pollione) – Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Cast
Francisco Negrín — Stage director
Anthony Baker — Set designer
Jonathan Morrell — Costume designer
Vincenzo La Scola — Pollione
Andrea Papi — Oroveso
Fiorenza Cedolins — Norma
Sonia Ganassi — Adalgisa
Begoña Alberdi — Clotilde
Jon Plazaola — Flavio
Gonzalo Corriá — A boy, Norma's and Pollione's son
Julián Corriá — A boy, Norma's and Pollione's son
Orquestra Simfónica y cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
José Luis Basso — Chorus master
Giuliano Carella — Music director
Program notes
A powerful story of love, betrayal and honor, Norma is a classic of the bel canto tradition, combining lavish vocal splendor with a story of great passion and nobility.
Over the centuries, opera composers and librettists have created scores of spectacular roles for sopranos. And of all the great soprano roles in operatic history, there's one that may cover more dramatic territory, and demand more of those who perform it, than any other. The title character in Bellini's Norma is a role with emotions ranging from haughty and demanding, to desperately passionate, to vengeful and defiant. And the singer must convey all of this while confronting some of the most vocally challenging music ever composed.
Italian soprano Fiorenza Cedolins is one of the most thrilling Normas of the younger operatic generation of singers. Along with a distinguished supporting cast (Sonia Ganassi as Adalgisa and Vincenzo La Scola as Pollione) this finest psychologically staged production by Francisco Negrin, conducted by Giuliano Carella, makes the belcanto tradition vivid and exciting for all generations.
