Star soprano Sonya Yoncheva sings the towering role in this Bellini: Norma DVD (The Royal Opera) a priestess torn between love and duty – in a timeless tale of love and betrayal, set in a fanatically religious and wartorn modern society.
The spectacular production by Àlex Ollé for The Royal Opera also stars Joseph Calleja as Norma’s former lover Pollione, leader of the forces occupying her country, Brindley Sherratt as her domineering father Oroveso, and Sonia Ganassi as Adalgisa, her greatest friend and unwitting rival in love. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano leads this superb cast, the Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in one of the greatest works of the bel canto repertory.
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Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
Norma: Sonya Yoncheva
Pollione: Joseph Calleja
Adalgisa: Sonia Ganassi
Orovesso: Brindley Sherratt
Flavio: David Junghoon Kim
Clotilde: Vlada Borovko
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Àlex Ollé
Extras: Introduction to Norma / Analysis of the music by Antonio Pappano / Cast gallery.
Picture: 16:9
Sound: LPCM 2.0 / DTS Digital Surround
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (All regions)
Running time: 164 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Year: 2017