Cecilia Bartoli, Rebeca Olvera, Péter Kálmán, Liliana Nikiteanu, Reinaldo Macias, John Osbourn
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Norma
The Edinburgh International Festival is proud to present this searing production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma with a newly prepared critical edition, restoring the originally intended vocal colours. Cecilia Bartoli performs the iconic role as Bellini originally envisioned it, for a mezzo soprano, with a stellar cast including: Rebeca Olvera, John Osborn, Péter Kálmán, Liliana Nikiteanu and Reinaldo Macias.
Only in this way can we appreciate once more the true magic, the colour and emotion in this music. It was my wish to bring Bellini’s opera closer to the sound world of the bel canto period.
Cecilia Bartoli
The production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier modernises the story, setting it in occupied France during the Second World War. Since it opened at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival in 2013 it has become one of this decade’s greatest opera productions.
Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835). Performance of the new critical edition by Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi
Libretto by Felice Romani (1788–1865) based on the tragedy Norma ou L’Infanticide (1831) by Alexandre Soumet (1788–1845).
A Salzburg Festival production in association with U-Live/Universal Music Arts and Entertainment.
Cecilia Bartoli
World-famous mezzo-soprano from Rome who made her operatic debut in 1989 at the age of 22.
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Also Appearing
Rebeca Olvera, Péter Kálmán, Liliana Nikiteanu, Reinaldo Macias, John Osbourn
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