Yes it is a plot about sleepwalking and it is a semiseria ("semi-serious"), a style that most audiences today find difficult to engage with, but the music contains some of the most beautiful coloratura arias composed in the bel canto period. With a cast who can master the fioritura and every other difficult vocal technique Bellini includes including very long exposed lines, it is a breath taking vocal extravaganza!! Set in a cute rustic Swiss village, the music is gorgeous!!
Here is the sublime Australian soprano Emma Matthews sailing through the stunning final aria Ah non giunge!! from the Opera Australia production of 2010.
Here is the sublime Australian soprano Emma Matthews sailing through the stunning final aria Ah non giunge!! from the Opera Australia production of 2010.
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