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Justin Way's meta Norma in Naples turns Druid revolt into Italian insurrection

Anna Pirozzi (Norma) and chorus
© Luciano Romano
Anna Pirozzi (Norma) and Ekaterina Gubanova (Adalgisa)
© Luciano Romano
Norma, finale
© Luciano Romano
Giorgi Guliashvili (Flavio) and Freddie De Tommaso (Pollione)
© Luciano Romano
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“even if it lacks clarity, Way’s staging manages to convey the essence of the opera”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 12 March 2024
Bellini, Norma
Teatro di San Carlo
Lorenzo Passerini, Conductor
Justin Way, Director
Charles Edwards, Set Designer
Sue Willmington, Costume Designer
Nicolás Fischtel, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Anna Pirozzi, Norma
Ekaterina Gubanova, Adalgisa
Freddie De Tommaso, Pollione
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Oroveso
Veronica Marini, Clotilde
Giorgi Guliashvili, Flavio
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