“Hell hath no fury": Cecilia Bartoli's Norma

By Dominic Lowe, 06 August 2016

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“the flexibility and classic Bartoli ornamentation is undimmed”

Reviewed at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on 5 August 2016

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

“Hell hath no fury": Cecilia Bartoli in Norma at the Edinburgh International Festival