Description
BELLINI: NORMA / ROYAL OPERA CHORUS / ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / Opus Arte
UPC: 809478012474
Playtime is 164 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Product Dimensions : 5.39 x 0.67 x 7.6 inches; 4.37 Ounces
- Director : Àlex Ollé
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 44 minutes
- Release date : November 17, 2017
- Actors : ROYAL OPERA CHORUS ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUE PAPPANO, Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Pappano
- Dubbed : None
- Subtitles : Japanese, French, German, English, Korean
- Studio : BBC / Opus Arte
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
Summary
Star soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the towering role of Bellini's Norma a priestess torn between love and duty in a timeless tale of love and betrayal, set in a fanatically religious and war-torn modern society. The spectacular production by Àlex Ollé for The Royal Opera also stars Joseph Calleja as Norma's former lover Pollione, leader of the forces occupying her country, Brindley Sherratt as her domineering father Oroveso, and Sonia Ganassi as Adalgisa, her greatest friend and unwitting rival in love. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano leads this superb cast, the Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in one of the greatest works of the bel canto repertory.
"A master of bel canto, Antonio Pappano conducts with superlative style and sensitivity." (Evening Standard)
"Sonya Yoncheva s Norma is remarkable." (The Stage)
"Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role with magnificent authority, and the duets between her and Sonia Ganassi, as the young priestess Adalgisa, are intensely dramatic. Joseph Calleja has never sounded better. Thanks to Antonio Pappano in the pit and a chorus on resonant form, the work takes wing gloriously at the close." (The Independent)
"Joseph Calleja was back in cracking form as ... Yoncheva could blossom into one of the most commanding Normas of our time." (The Daily Telegraph)
"Sonya Yoncheva: impressively beautiful singing... Sung so beautifully, her Norma becomes the archetypal romantic heroine" (The Financial Times)
