Bellini – Casta Diva from Norma
Video-masterclass with: Claire Wickes – First Flute English National Opera
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Bellini - Castsa Diva from "Norma" - Flute Excerpt
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Work:
- Bellini, Norma
Date composed:
- 1831
First Performed:
- 26 December 1831
Movements:
- 2 acts
Audio excerpt from:
- Label: Naxos Classics
- Artists: Italian Broadcasting Orchestra
Video lesson by:
- Claire Wickes
The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer Casta diva in Act I is a famous piece. Notable exponents of the title role in the post-war period have been Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé and, in the 2007 Biondi-Minasi critical edition based on Bellini’s autograph score, Cecilia Bartoli
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