Name: Norma
Start: 2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lesher Center for the Arts

Organization

Festival Opera

Stage director

Mark Foehringer

Conductor

Bryan Nies

Singer

Soprano

Shana Blake Hill

Norma

Ashley Dixon

Adalgisa

Tenor

Dane Suarez

Pollione

Bass

Kevin Thompson

Oroveso

Lily Bogas

Clotilde

Marcus J Paige

Flavio

Chorus master

Bruce Olstad

Others

Festival Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Festival Opera Orchestra

italiensk

Walnut Creek

United States

Lesher Center for the Arts

Norma Bellini

Public

engelsk

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Set against the struggles of culture and religion in Roman occupied Gaul, Norma is an epic story of love, lust, and the struggle for power. The druid high-priestess and daughter of King Oroveso, Norma is secretly in a love affair with a man who should be her enemy; the Roman proconsul Pollione. After years of hiding their affair - breaking Norma’s vow of purity - and two children together, Pollione becomes infatuated with a young novice priestess: Norma’s confidante Adalgisa. 

Norma is now tasked with leading a rebellion against the Roman legions. She is in deep conflict over the fate of her children in the impending war. Adalgisa is torn between love for Pollione, betrayal of Norma and of her own vows. Pollione is driven by his desire for dominance. Betrayal, heartbreak, rage and the clash of cultures weigh heavily on this love triangle. In the end someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice

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Packed with vocal fireworks, achingly beautiful arias and fierce characters, this iconic opera stands at the pinnacle of the bel canto repertoire. Even Wagner, who didn’t like Italian opera, admired Bellini and Norma tremendously as an example of the essence of what opera can emotionally deliver. Come and bask in an evening of 19th-century diva power anthems and famous duets, this opera is FULL of hits!

English

Norma by Bellini, Fra (2022/2022), I regi av Mark Foehringer,, Dirigent Bryan Nies, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, United States

Forestillingkreditter (Ensemble & produksjonsteam )

Cast

Mannskap

Ensemble

Program, Informasjon & Sammendrag

Bilder

Videre lesning

Forestillingsdatoer og spillesteder

Sted