Bellini's Norma

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Vincenzo_Bellini
gptkbp:criticalReception initially mixed, later acclaimed as masterpiece
gptkbp:duration about 2.5 hours
gptkbp:genre tragedia lirica
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bellini's Norma
gptkbp:influenced major work of bel canto repertoire
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Felice_Romani
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Norma
Adalgisa
Oroveso
Pollione
gptkbp:musicalPeriod Bel canto
gptkbp:notableAria Casta Diva
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Joan_Sutherland
gptkb:Cecilia_Bartoli
gptkb:Montserrat_Caballé
Maria Callas
gptkbp:notableRecording 1954 Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin
1964 Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge
1972 Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Felice Cillario
gptkbp:numberOfActs 2
gptkbp:orchestration orchestra and chorus
gptkbp:premiereDate 1831-12-26
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:La_Scala,_Milan
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Casa_Ricordi
gptkbp:setting Gaul, during Roman occupation
gptkbp:structure overture, arias, duets, ensembles, choruses
gptkbp:subject love, betrayal, sacrifice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Scala
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5