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 ...

Off-Ramp commentator Marc Haefele reviews the L.A. Opera's production of Norma: "If only the production had been as pleasant to look at as it was to hear!" Off-Ramp commentator Marc Haefele reviews ...

When Vancouver Opera opens its season with Norma, soprano Hasmik Papian will sing the title role she’s played around the world Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma is widely considered the bel canto opera of all ...

The “fearful wood” of Felice Romani’s libretto remains, but is here transfigured by designer Alfons Flores from nature’s doing into something terribly and horribly man-made. Framing the stage’s church ...

Norma is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on December 26, 1831. The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marina Costa-Jackson and Elza van der Heever in ‘Norma.’ Photo by Karen Almond But, like Debbie and Liz, Norma and Adalgisa don’t take out the betrayal on each other, but on the man who done them ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 53rd season after a record-breaking ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Set in Gaul under the Romans the story has strong overtones of Medea (and echoes ...

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 ...