Name: Norma
Start: 2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts

Organization

Festival Opera

Regia

Mark Foehringer

Direzione d'orchestra

Bryan Nies

Soprano

Shana Blake Hill

Norma

Ashley Dixon

Adalgisa

Tenore

Dane Suarez

Pollione

Basso

Kevin Thompson

Oroveso

Lily Bogas

Clotilde

Marcus J Paige

Flavio

Direzione del coro

Bruce Olstad

Others

Festival Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Festival Opera Orchestra

italiano

Walnut Creek

Stati Uniti

Lesher Center for the Arts

Norma Bellini

Public

inglese

Approvato

Set against the struggles of culture and religion in Roman occupied Gaul, Norma is an epic story of love, lust, and the struggle for power. The druid high-priestess and daughter of King Oroveso, Norma is secretly in a love affair with a man who should be her enemy; the Roman proconsul Pollione. After years of hiding their affair - breaking Norma’s vow of purity - and two children together, Pollione becomes infatuated with a young novice priestess: Norma’s confidante Adalgisa. 

Norma is now tasked with leading a rebellion against the Roman legions. She is in deep conflict over the fate of her children in the impending war. Adalgisa is torn between love for Pollione, betrayal of Norma and of her own vows. Pollione is driven by his desire for dominance. Betrayal, heartbreak, rage and the clash of cultures weigh heavily on this love triangle. In the end someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice

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Packed with vocal fireworks, achingly beautiful arias and fierce characters, this iconic opera stands at the pinnacle of the bel canto repertoire. Even Wagner, who didn’t like Italian opera, admired Bellini and Norma tremendously as an example of the essence of what opera can emotionally deliver. Come and bask in an evening of 19th-century diva power anthems and famous duets, this opera is FULL of hits!

English

Crediti di rappresentazione (Cast e team di produzione )

Cast

Team creativo

Ensemble