Bellini's most consistently inspired opera, director Orpha Phelan tells us, has been set on a pedestal. Well, a pedestal would have been good for the titular Druid high priestess to deliver her ...

When American politicians get angry about an issue, whether it’s bailing out the banks or same-sex marriage, they like to say that we’re heading down the road that led to fall of Rome. However much ...

(Los Angeles) October 29, 2015 - LA Opera's 30th Anniversary Season will include its first performances in nearly two decades of Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, conducted by James Conlon, the company's ...

The second act of Bellini’s Norma contains two dramatic twists—one an act of solidarity and the other an act of self-immolation. After revealing that Druid priestesses Norma and Adalgisa are each ...

Sonya Yoncheva blazes through her role debut as Norma, but Àlex Ollé's wilfully provocative La Fura dels Baus staging divides opinion Royal Opera House (Photo: Marc Eskenazi) As their production of ...

Presented by Musica Viva and staged at Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall, the upcoming classical production of “Norma” by Professor Lo is the second revival of this captivating opera since its 1989 ...