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Bellin-Norma poster for 1831 premiere
Norma: Poster advertising the 1831 premiere

Norma is an Italian opera in two acts. The music was composed by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto is by Felice Romani.The opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan, on December 26, 1831. The work was based on the play by Louis Alexandre Soumet. Norma is Bellini's masterpiece and one of the finest bel canto operas. The title role is one of the most demanding in the entire Italian repertoire. Sopranos Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé have been amongst the best exponents of the role.

Principal roles

Images for kids

  • Felice Romani-younger

    Librettist Felice Romani

  • Giuditta Pasta as Norma 1831

    Giuditta Pasta for whom the role of Norma was created

  • Domenico Donzelli Litho B

    Domenico Donzelli sang Pollione

  • Giulia Crisi AEhrlichSängerinnen1895

    Giulia Grisi sang Adalgisa

  • Vincenzo Negrini by Antonio Ramacci

    Vincenzo Negrini sang Oroveso

  • Engraved portrait of opera singer Giulia Grisi, dressed to perform "Norma" (1844)

    Giulia Grisi dressed as Norma. In 1831, she also sang the role of Adalgisa

  • Norma-final scene-act 2-London 1843

    Act 2 finale, Luigi Lablache as Oroveso, Giulia Grisi (as Norma), Dominique Conti as Pollione. Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1843

  • Norma-Alessandro-Sanquirico

    Alessandro Sanquirico's set design for act 1, scene 2, for the original production

  • Disegno per copertina di libretto, disegno di Peter Hoffer per Norma (s.d.) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON012382

    Drawing for Norma (undated)

See also

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