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Norma

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Opera seria in two acts
Libretto by FELICE ROMANI after the tragedy by Louis Alexandre Soumet Music by BELLINI (sung in Italian)
Clotilde, Norma's confidante
YEDA VALTRIANI (mezzo-soprano) VIENNA STATE OPERA CHORUS chorus-master RUDOLF SCHRAMEK
VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by BRUNO BARTOLETTI (Recording from the 1970 Bregcnz Festival made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio) The action takes place in Roman Gaul about 50 bc Act 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Felice Romani
Unknown:
Louis Alexandre Soumet
Conducted By:
Bruno Bartoletti
Oroveso, the Arch-Druid:
Paolo Washington (bass)
Pollione, Roman proconsul in Gaul:
Aldo Bottion (tenor)
Flavio, a centurion:
Rinaldo Pelizzoni (tenor)
Norma, high priestess of the Druids, daughter of Oroveso:
Cristina Deutekom (soprano)
Adalgisa, a virgin in the temple of Irminsul:
Biancamaria Casoni (mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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