Name: Norma
Start: 2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Allee Theater

Organization

Conductor

Ettore Prandi

Dramaturge

Marius Adam

Singer

Soprano

Luminita Andrei

Norma

Lilia-Fruz Bulhakova

Adalgisa

Tenor

Guillermo Valdés

Pollione

Bass

Titus Witt

Oroveso

Allee Theater – Theater für Kinder und Hamburger Kammeroper

Orchestra

Rungholt Ensemble

Italian

Hamburg

Germany

Allee Theater

Norma Bellini

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Bellini's Norma has long been viewed as a pure divas play. The title role is one of the most demanding in the genre of Italian bel canto. In recent years, however, the music-theatrical status of the work has become more apparent. It's about urgent questions: How to deal with the contradictions between public functions and private happiness? To what extent does the responsibility for one's own children determine life? What role does religion play in a society? What can the friendship of two women who love the same man do? These themes are reflected in the story of the Gallic seer Norma, who formed a connection with the proconsul Pollione, who, as the leader of the Roman occupying forces, is the worst enemy of her people. When he betrays her love, she goes through a roller coaster ride of emotions, which culminates in heroic self-sacrifice as an expression of the recognition of their own guilt. For this, Bellini finds a tonal language that focuses on the singing - and it is not only »beautiful«, but rather directly touching in its truthfulness.

English

Bellinis Norma wurde lange Zeit als reines Diven-Stück angesehen. Die Titelpartie gehört zu den anspruchsvollsten der Gattung des italienischen Belcantos. In den letzten Jahren ist jedoch der musiktheatralische Rang des Werkes mehr ins Bewusstsein getreten. Es geht um drängende Fragen: Wie umgehen mit den Widersprüchen zwischen öffentlichen Funktionen und privatem Glück? Wie sehr bestimmt die Verantwortung für die eigenen Kinder das Leben? Welche Rolle spielt Religion in einer Gesellschaft? Was kann die Freundschaft zweier Frauen, die denselben Mann lieben, bewirken? Diese Themen spiegeln sich in der Geschichte um die gallische Seherin Norma, die eine Verbindung mit dem Prokonsul Pollione, der als Anführer der römischen Besatzer der ärgste Feind ihres Volkes ist, eingegangen ist. Als er ihre Liebe verrät, geht sie durch ein Wechselbad der Gefühle, das im heroischen Selbstopfer, als Ausdruck der Erkenntnis ihrer eigenen Schuld, gipfelt. Dafür findet Bellini eine Tonsprache, die den Gesang ins Zentrum stellt – und der ist, nicht nur »schön«, sondern vielmehr in seiner Wahrhaftigkeit unmittelbar berührend.

Deutsch

Norma by Bellini, From (2023/2023), Conductor Ettore Prandi, Allee Theater, Hamburg, Germany

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