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| Composer | Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1831 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Rolando Villazón’s staging of La sonnambula charms The Met
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Nadine Sierra stars as a highly affecting Amina in the tenor-turned-director’s revisionist take on Bellini’s bel canto masterwork.
Gimadieva's dark coloratura impresses in La sonnambula
Seven years after their production was voted as “production of the year” at Oper Stuttgart, Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito's La sonnambula opens in Berlin.
Diana Damrau knocks it “out of the park” in Met's La Sonnambula
This year’s revival of Mary Zimmerman’s La Sonnambula at the Met requires too much suspension of disbelief to seriously work, but it provides a fun and vibrant take on Bellini’s bel canto opera all the same. In the title role, Diana Damrau knocked it out of the park.
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Beyond the fever dream: Nadine Sierra reclaims her narrative
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Fresh out of her triumphant appearance in La sonnambula at the Met, soprano Nadine Sierra talks about being on a turning point in her career.
Bel canto and beyond: Kazushi Ono on New National Theatre, Tokyo
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Kazushi Ono, Artistic Director at Tokyo’s foremost opera house, introduces this year’s bel canto-infused season – and explains his vision for the house’s distinctive Theatergeist.