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	Bellini's Norma
		Norma was written at the peak of his career and the first performance was given in Milan on December 26, 1831.
		The opera is analyzed scene by scene and its highlights and strengths are presented.
		Callas' first recording of Norma, this version is crucial to understanding the impact she had upon modern opera, and the importance of the role to her career.
	www.valdosta.edu /~gfrost/norma.html (2326 words)

	Norma - Opera
		Norma, daughter of Oroveso, the Arch-Druid, has broken her vows as high priestess and is secretly married to Pollione, by whom she has two children.
		Norma is adored by the Gauls for her interpretation of the oracles and for her prophecy that Rome, the enemy of the country eventually will fall.
		Norma resolves, meanwhile, upon revenge and sees it in the murder of her children.
	www.tribalsmile.com /music/article_123.shtml (620 words)

	Seattle Opera
		Since plot was of secondary importance to the audiences of bel canto operas, the composers used a special kind of musicæknown as recitativeæwhen moving from one moment in the story to the next.
		Norma is both high priestess at the Druid's temple of Irminsul and high priestess at our temples of art, the world's great opera houses.
		Norma sings high notes, low notes, and every note in between and she must sing with a consistently beautiful tone in every register.
	www.seattleopera.org /operas/2002-2003/norma/composer.aspx (1842 words)

	Raise The Roof - benefit for the roadhouse theatre
		Norma performs the rite of cutting the sacred mistletoe with her golden sickle, then tells the Gauls that the time is not propitious for an attack on the Romans, whose days of dominance are numbered anyway.
		Norma does not know who this new love is, any more than Adalgisa knows of the previous liaison between Norma and Pollione, but when Pollione arrives, both women betray the truth about themselves and the act ends with all three characters unleashing their emotions in a dramatic trio.
		Norma is so distraught that she contemplates killing her own children rather than let them be taken to Rome as slaves, with Adalgisa as a stepmother.
	www.playerie.com /rtr/norma.html (1207 words)

	NORMA Vincenzo Bellini
		Norma was selected as a subject by the end of July 1831 while the composer summered with his mistress, Giuditta Turinia, at her villa on Lake Como.
		Norma is generally considered to be Bellini's masterpiece and an important milestone in the history of opera.
		Opera is drama or comedy set to music with soloists, chorus on the stage and orchestra in the pit.
	www.opera-gems.com /NORMAVincenzoBellini.htm (2887 words)

	Norma : The Essence of Melody
		Premiered on December 26, 1831, at La Scala in Milan, the opera was far from being an instantaneous success.
		Norma joins them two measures later with chromatic melismas in the high register, the virtuosity of which requires absolute vocal control from the soloist in order to properly convey the moment's graceful and solemn character.
		Norma will be performed at the Opéra de Montréal (September 17, 21, 24, 26, 29 and October 1, 514-985-2258) and at the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto (March 30, April 4, 7, 9, 12 and 15, 416-363-8231)
	www.scena.org /lsm/sm11-1/norma-essence-melodie-en.htm (977 words)

	Norma opera by Bellini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Norma is shattered to discover that Adalgisa´s lover is none other than Pollione, while Adalgisa is horrified to learn that Pollione is intending to abandon Norma.
		Norma wrestles with her conscience as she contemplates the murder of her children.
		Norma, driven to despair, orders the funeral pyre to be lit - she will take Pollione´s place as the sacrifice.
	web.telia.com /~u40001962/normaenglish.htm (184 words)

	SFist: SFist Goes to the Opera: Norma
		The SF Opera schedule makes it look like as if, when Dr Atomic reaches the pantheon of the opera repertoire, it will be greeted at the gate by Norma.
		Norma is the ultimate bel canto opera, this beautiful singing style which places the emphasis on the lyricism and vocal agility of the singer.
		Norma was sung by Catherine Nagelstad, a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory.
	www.sfist.com /archives/2005/10/24/sfist_goes_to_the_opera_norma.php (1015 words)

	2003-02-14 Norma
		There is a style in opera known as bel canto—Italian for "beautiful voice." It refers particularly to early 19th century Italian operas that were written with the purpose of demonstrating vocal beauty and range.
		Norma, an opera by Vincenzo Bellini that the San Diego Opera presents at the Civic Center Feb. 16, 18, 21, 23 and 26, is considered one of the premier examples of the bel canto style.
		The duet "Mira O Norma," between the Druid priestess Norma and her acolyte Adalgisa (who learn that they have been betrayed by the same man), "needs two voices so sensitive to each other that one more or less emerges from the other.
	www.jewishsightseeing.com /music/opera/2003-02-14-norma.htm (1678 words)

	Opera: John Derbyshire on Bellini & Norma on NRO Weekend
		Operas were frequently written for a particular singer, then rewritten for other singers in later productions, usually in different cities.
		Norma is a ferociously difficult role to sing, and very few sopranos can rise to it.
		The Norma role is for a dramatic coloratura soprano, a somewhat different species of fauna, accustomed to pay more attention to vocal agility, ornamentation, and sweetness of timbre than to sheer power.
	www.nationalreview.com /weekend/opera/opera-derbyshire102701.shtml (2143 words)

	Opéra de Montréal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The name of the Sicilian Vincenzo Bellini is associated first and foremost with his opera Norma, a masterpiece of Italian bel canto from the first half of Italian Romanticism and one of the liveliest pieces in the entire opera repertoire.
		Norma crossed the Atlantic several years later (New York City, 1841) and became part of the Metropolitan Opera’s repertoire as of 1890.
		The role of Norma calls for a vocal and dramatic range that makes it one of the most demanding of the entire bel canto repertoire, which explains why so few performers have been able to measure up to it.
	www.operademontreal.com /en/affiche/historique.asp?prod_id=66 (551 words)

	Grandi Tenori.com » Opera of the Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The opera Norma, written by Bellini on a libretto by Felice Romani, cradles in the homonym tragedy of Louis Soumet "Norma, ou l'infanticide" and is considered to be the paradigm of "belcanto." The first representation occurred on 26 December 1831 at La Scala and was a total triumph!
		Norma accompanies him to the fire, after telling her people that she is a traitor too since she betrayed her sacred vows.
		Of course, Pollione and Norma as the main characters have the most beautiful and dramatic musical pieces (just listen to their duets), but also Adalgisa has her moments of glory (the duets with Pollione and Norma) and Oroveso (two wonderful arias at the beginning of the first act and in the second act).
	www.grandi-tenori.com /features/om/om.2004.01.php (3486 words)

	Bellini's 'Norma' in Denver, appreciated by Maria Nockin
		The Opera Colorado chorus is a strong group and its men sang their rousing war cries with virile voices.
		After this wonderful performance that was increased by the camaraderie of fellow opera lovers, the audience of over two thousand disappeared into the frozen night with an inner warmth that only the exhilaration of a fine musical performance can provide.
		Norma was a rare treat that was very much appreciated by Denver opera lovers.
	www.mvdaily.com /articles/2006/02/norma4.htm (184 words)

	Amazon.com: Bellini - Norma / Maria Callas, Ludwig, Corelli, Zaccaria, Teatro alla Scala, Serafin: Music: Vincenzo ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Her Norma has become much more human than was the case on her previous 1954 monophonic recording (also available), and her phrasing is more beautiful as well.
		Her Norma is older, wiser and a bit on the weathered side.
		She believed that opera singers are like ballet dansers or athletes (and they are!), they should retire early.
	www.amazon.com /Bellini-Callas-Corelli-Zaccaria-Serafin/dp/B00000630R (2570 words)

	Norma - An opera by Vincenzo Bellini
		During the 20th century, only a small number of singers were able to assay it with success: Rosa Ponselle in the early 1920s, later Joan Sutherland in the 1950s and 1960s.
		Maria Callas was the most famous Norma of the postwar period; she performed it many times and recorded it twice.
		The funeral pyre is lighted, and ascending it, Norma dies with her lover.
	www.freewebs.com /universounds/norma.htm (229 words)

	Opera Today : Norma in Munich — Two Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bellini's Norma is the story of a love triangle involving Norma, the Druid high priestess, Pollione, the Roman proconsul and father of Norma's two children, and Adalgisa, a Druid acolyte and Pollione's new conquest whom he intends to take to Rome.
		The role of Norma is generally considered one of the most difficult in opera literature.
		Denn wer die Norma prägt, der wird automatisch legendär.
	www.operatoday.com /content/2006/01/norma_bavarian.php (789 words)

	Facts (Norway - the official site in the United States)
		Norma or A Politician's Love was written in Christiania in the course of ten days at the end of May 1851.
		But he was also inspired to write a dramatic parody, in which the characters in Bellini's opera are shown as central figures in the political situation in Norway at the time.
		Norma or A Politician's Love was published anonymously in Andhrimner of June 1st and 8th 1851.
	www.norway.org /ibsen/plays/norma/facts.htm (874 words)

	opera-gems
		Opera Gems is an enthusiastic activity by non-professionals for interest to opera devotees and people who appreciate opera.
		The orchestra and chorus of the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini is conducted by Massimilano Steffanelli.
		The music author Puccini is profiled and the opera critically evaluated, comments are made on and marks allotted to the performers by members of the panel, with 1 audio and 6 video files in support.
	www.opera-gems.com (2006 words)

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		Webb sings Calaf in Turandot at New York City Opera; Pollione in Norma with Opera Colorado; Cavoradossi in Tosca with Atlanta Opera; Manrico in Il Trovatore with Austin Lyric Opera; a Gala concert in Antwerp, Belgium; and he covers Don Alvaro in La Forza del Destino with the Metropolitan Opera.
		Webb sang Pollione in Norma and Radames in Aida with the Vienna Staatsoper; Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera with Florida Grand Opera; Radames in Aida with Utah Opera; Cavaradossi in Tosca at the St. Barts Music Festival; and a Gala concert in Antwerp, Belgium.
		Manrico in Il Trovatore with Pacific Opera Victoria; Ismaele in Nabucco with the Florentine Opera; and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Mobile Opera.
	www.portlandopera.org /2006/norma/webb.shtml (476 words)

	Norma, Opera Australia - ArtsReview - www.smh.com.au
		But the one true god is melody, and Norma herself must be the high priestess of the vocal arabesque, and the protectoress of lingering pathos and rising excitement in the melodic line, embedded on a gently flowing accompaniment like a jewel on soft velvet.
		Her control of soft singing was outstanding and in the first verse of the prayer, Cast Diva, the opera's, indeed Bellini's best known aria, she moulded colours with masterly nuance and negotiated the decorative passages with grace and smoothness.
		At the end, Norma and Pollione go to their death in sacrificial fires but it looked as though they were going down into the cellar to stoke the boiler.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/27/1088274623952.html?from=storyrhs (666 words)

	Rafal Olbinski Prints and Posters.
		A glorious diva, an artist with strong political convictions, and one of opera's most ruthless villains come together in a story of passion in Giacomo Puccini's opera, Tosca.
		Norma is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio by Alexandre Soumet.
		The librettist for Bellini's Norma was the poet Felice Romani.
	www.operagifts.com /rafal_olbinski_posters.htm (393 words)

	Opera Review--Bellini: Norma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		And if it seems surprising that this greatest of today's bel canto sopranos should have waited so long to take up the challenge of Bellini's most taxing role, it was only natural that she should choose to sing it for the first time in her native Barcelona.
		I could not help feeling, however, that the interpretation was only three- quarters Caballé's own, and that the remainder was too consciously influenced by the never-to-be-forgotten Norma of Maria Callas; it seemed as though Miss Caballé were setting out to prove that she too has a tiger in her larynx.
		Here was a Norma presented purely in bel canto terms: the whole was sung in a seamless flow of tone; fioriture were always meaningful as well as brilliant; and the voice was colored with the utmost subtlety to express shifts of emotion.
	www.jcarreras.com /articles/pre_1990/opn031470.stm (464 words)

	Floridian: Bay area opera tells its own epic tale
		Now, because one of Russo's frequent conductors was Anton Coppola, opera in a way has come full circle in the area with Friday's premiere of his opera on the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
		In any opera encyclopedia, the first piece of information in entries on works both great and not so great is the when and where of the premiere.
		As many as five different opera societies continued to exist, though they mainly confine their activities to having luncheons, getting together to watch operas on video, sponsoring scholarship contests for student singers and attending productions in Sarasota and Orlando.
	www.sptimes.com /News/031101/Floridian/Bay_area_opera_tells_.shtml (880 words)

	Norma Lerer (Contralto) - Short Biography
		The Argentinean contralto, Norma Lerer, Born and grown up in Buenos Aires, Argentina she visited the College of Music in Buenos Aires.
		There she was engaged from 1973 to 1978 in the Opera House of Nürnberg, from 1978 to 1980 in the National Theatre of Mannheim.
		She made guest appearances also at the Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels, at the Opera Houses of Cologne and Düsseldorf and in 1992-1993 at the Opera House of Lausanne (as Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande).
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Lerer-Norma.htm (473 words)

	Before being put to death, Norma would like to say a few words -- and sing her heart out
		All she has left is the truth, and Naglestad spools it out in shimmering long phrases of resignation, achingly poised pianissimos and bel canto flourishes that seem both natural and essential.
		The scheme is carefully worked out, right down to the moment when Norma's young rival Adalgisa (Irina Mishura) crosses in front of Norma during a duet and blots out her light.
		Norma: Bellini’s opera continues through Nov. 21 at the War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/25/DDGHTFCHCP1.DTL (881 words)

	San Francisco Opera :: Welcome
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	sfopera.com /operaspotlight.asp?operaseasonid=235 (101 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ital Opera Arias: Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Christoph Willibald Gluck,Vincenzo Bellini,Giuseppe ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lord Harewood in Opera on Record has stated that "Boris Christoff has a rare intensity and focus and re-hearing this set convinces me that his full fervent phrasing and ability to use the text bring him nearer than anyone else in their generation rivaling the operatic completeness of Maria Callas."
		The arias from Norma and La Sonannambula by Bellini and the Verdi arias from Nabucco, Simon Boccanegra and La Forza del Destino recorded in Rome in 1955 shows Christoff at his glorious best.
		These 5 star performances of great arias and scenes are the must have in every opera buff collection for they truly are the great recordings of the 20th century.
	www.amazon.ca /Opera-Arias-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/dp/B000005GRQ (845 words)

	Opera Reviews: Norma
		Papian's performance of Norma, however we should not gloss over the performance by Ms.
		Her execution of this tremendously difficult role was splendid and truly in keeping with the high standard that Michigan Opera Theatre has come to be known for.
		It was a very enjoyable experience even for my husband who normally does not enjoy opera and is actually looking forward to the next performance at MOT.
	www.motopera.org /operas/normareviews.html (421 words)

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