Norma

08/01/1978

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2hrs 33min

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Opera

STORY

Dame Joan Sutherland considered Norma, the lead character of Bellini’s bel canto melodrama, one of her favourite roles. She performed the brilliant and challenging score for Australian audiences for the first time in this 1978 production at the Sydney Opera House, reuniting with her regular collaborator Margreta Elkins, who plays Adalgisa, as well as Ronald Stevens and Clifford Grant. Set in Ancient Gaul, the opera tells the story of a clash between the Druids and the occupying Romans. In the middle of it all is Norma, the high priestess caught in a dangerous love triangle. This luscious production is directed by Italian director Sandro Sequi and conducted by Richard Bonynge.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Joan Sutherland
  • Margreta Elkins
  • Clifford Grant
  • Ron Stevens
  • Etela Piha

    Directors

  • William Fitzwater
  • Sandro Sequi

INFORMATION

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LANGUAGES

  • Italian