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opera by Vincenzo Bellini

Key facts

Librettist
Felice Romani
Language
Italian
Based on
Alexandre Soumet 's play Norma, ou L'infanticide
Premiere
26 December 1831 ( 1831-12-26 ) , Teatro alla Scala , Milan

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Wikidata facts

Has part
Casta Diva
Genre
opera
Country of origin
Italy
Screenwriter
Alexandre Soumet
Narrative location
Gaul
Librettist
Felice Romani
Image
Disegno per copertina di libretto, disegno di Peter Hoffer per Norma (s.d.) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON012382.jpg
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set in period
Gallic War
Commons category
Norma (opera)
date of first performance
1831-12-26
inception
1831-00-00
title
Norma
number of parts of this work
2
language of work or name
Italian
location of first performance
La Scala
publication date
1850-00-00
copyright status
public domain
native label
no
form of creative work
opera
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Encyclopedic overview

Norma ( Italian: [ˈnɔrma]) is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831.

The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer "Casta diva" in Act 1 is a famous piece. Among the well known singers of Norma of the first half of the 20th century was Rosa Ponselle who played the role in New York and London. Notable exponents of the title role in the post-war period have been Maria Callas, Leyla Gencer, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Norma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.