NORMA

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Opera in two acts in Italian
Libretto: Felice Romani
Premièr at Teatro alla Scala, Milan – 26 December 1831
10†, 12, 15, 18, 23 July 1964
Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
Chorus master: n/a
Stage director: Lou Bruder
Scene and costumes: Dante Ortalani

Pollione Roman Pro-consul in Gaul BRUNO PREVEDI tenor
Oreveso Archdruid father of Norma WILLIAM WILDERMANN bass
Norma High priestess of the druidical temple LEYLA GENCER soprano
Adalgisa a virgin of the temple ADRIANA LAZZARINI mezzo-soprano
Clotilde Norma’s confidante SOFIA SCHULTZ soprano
Flavio a centrurion ITALO PASINI tenor

Time: About 50 B.C.
Place: Gaul

† Recording date
 
Photos © ALFA FOTO DI TOTO, Buenos Aires







OPERA MAGAZINE                                                 
1963 December

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              
1964.07.03

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              
1964.07.10

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              
1964.07.17

MİLLİYET DAILY NEWSPAPER                                                  
1964.07.31
OPERA MAGAZINE                                                 
1964 October
Buenos Aires. Between these two Verdi operas, we had Norma (July 10) and Don Rodrigo (July 24), the latter by the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera, with libretto by the Spaniard, Alejandro Casona. The theatrical style of the work is old-fashioned and traditional, quite false, and its music in many moments superficially modern, with underlined effects. The whole is therefore not dramatically workable. It requires an enormous orchestra (18 horns all over the auditorium, bell, megaphone, etc.) and proved the technical capacity of the Teatro Colon and conductor Bruno Bartoletti; but left on balance only some musically attractive symphonic and choral fragments. Norma was a routine performance, such as we are now, fortunately, mostly without. Bartoletti's conducting showed the highest ability, but the same cannot be said of Lou Bruder's production. The cast was quite insufficient, the best being William Wildermann as Oroveso and the worst Adriana Lazzarini as Adalgisa. Leyla Gencer (Norma) and Bruno Prevedi (Pollio) were below the requirements of their respecting roles.

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2018 September

Recording Excerpts [1964.07.10]

Casta Diva Act I Scene IV   
Fine al rito Act I Scene IV
Oh, Rimembranza! Act I Scene VIII
Il mira... Ei! Pollion!... Va parte qui.. Act I Scene IX
Dormono entrambi... Teneri figli... Act II Scene I
Mi chiami, o Norma... Mira o Norma Act II Scene III
Ei, tornera... Act II Scene VI
In mia man alfin tu sei... Act II Scene X
Qual cor tradisti Act II Scene XI & Finale 
All'ira vostra... Deh! Non voleri vittime Act II Scene XI & Finale 
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