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Vincenzo Bellini

Norma

Hardcover

Published: 13th October 1998
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Norma is by common consent the finest of the ten operas composed during Vincenzo Bellini's short career, representing his genius more comprehensively than is usually the case with any single work by an operatic composer. This 1998 handbook provides the biographical and cultural context of the opera. It gives a full synopsis and an examination of the music and poetry, which is rooted in the aesthetics of early nineteenth-century Italian opera. Professor Kimbell suggests something of the impression Norma has made on our imaginations and sensibilities in the 165 years since it was first produced in Milan in December 1831. He considers the great interpretations of the eponymous leading role. His discussion also embraces Bellini's work more generally by presenting some of the critical reactions to his music.

"In this excellent handbook about a key bel canto opera, Kimbell continues with the successful formula for this Cambridge series that stresses the artistic quality of the work, its sources, composition, reception and cultural context...worthwhile...Highly recommended." The Opera Journal

The composition of the opera
Medea - Velleda - Norma: Romani's sources
Synopsis and musical frame
Music and poetry
A glimpse of the genesis of the opera
Some variant readings
Contemporary reactions to Norma
Critical fortunes since the unification of Italy
Five prima donnas: contributions to a performance history
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ISBN: 9780521480369
ISBN-10: 0521480361
Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 156
Published: 13th October 1998
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.8  x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.35