Film
Norma
2025 · 3h 5m · Music
Musiktheater an der Wien
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Overview
Norma is a woman torn between two systems. As a chaste druid priestess, she decides on war and peace in an occupied land; secretly, she’s the lover of Roman commander Pollione and mother of his two children. Her double life unravels when Pollione plans to leave her for the younger priestess Adalgisa. Caught between love and vengeance, faith and reason, tradition and empire, Norma nearly kills her children—before choosing another, equally radical path. Vincenzo Bellini’s 1831 opera is a masterpiece of Italian Romanticism. The role of Norma, with its emotional and vocal range from bel canto to raw outcry, is iconic. Director Vasily Barkhatov sets the tragedy amid political upheaval, where old idols are replaced by new. Star soprano Asmik Grigorian debuts in the title role. Adalgisa is sung by Aigul Akhmetshina.
Cast
Asmik Grigorian
Norma
Aigul Akhmetshina
Adalgisa
Freddie De Tommaso
Pollione
Tareq Nazmi
Oroveso
Victoria Leshkevich
Clotilde
Gustavo Quaresma
Flavio
Francesco Lanzillotta
Conductor
Crew
- Vasily BarkhatovDirector
- Vincenzo BelliniWriter
Details
- Release date
- February 23, 2025
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Genres
- Music
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