A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia

Salome Jicia (Norma)

Siobhan Stagg (Adalgisa) and Salome Jicia (Norma)

Mario Chang (Pollione), Salome Jicia (Norma) and the Irish National Opera Chorus

By Andrew Larkin, 24 May 2026

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“from her first entrance, Jicia conveyed genuine emotional commitment”

Reviewed at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 24 May 2026

Bellini, Norma

Irish National Opera

Maurizio Benini, Conductor

Orpha Phelan, Director

Madeleine Boyd, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Matthew Haskins, Lighting Designer

Irish National Opera Orchestra

Irish National Opera Chorus

Salome Jicia, Norma

Siobhan Stagg, Adalgisa

Mario Chang, Pollione

William Guanbo Su, Oroveso

Leanne Fitzgerald, Clotilde

Aaron O'Hare, Flavio

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.

A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia at Irish National Opera