Mangelware Emotionen: Norma an der Wiener Staatsoper enttäuscht

Federica Lombardi (Norma)

Norma

Federica Lombardi (Norma) und Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Oroveso)

Federica Lombardi (Norma) in „Casta Diva”

Federica Lombardi (Norma) und Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Adalgisa)

Federica Lombardi (Norma)

By Norman Schwarze, 05 March 2025

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“so verschwimmt der Abend in grauer Belanglosigkeit”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 3 March 2025

Bellini, Norma

Vienna State Opera

Michele Mariotti, Conductor

Cyril Teste, Director

Valérie Grall, Set Designer

Marie La Rocca, Costume Designer

Julien Boizard, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Mehdi Toutain-Lopez, Video

Nicolas Dorémus, Video

Federica Lombardi, Norma

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Adalgisa

Freddie De Tommaso, Pollione

Anna Bondarenko, Clotilde

Hiroshi Amako, Flavio

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Oroveso

Magdalena Chowaniec, Choreography

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

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