Bellini: Norma / Papian, Smith, Reynolds [Blu-ray]
Conductor: Julian Reynolds | Composer(s): Vincenzo Bellini | Director: Guy Joosten | Performer(s): Anna Steiger (Soprano), Hugh Smith (Tenor), Carlo Bosi (Tenor), Hasmik Papian (Soprano), Giorgio Giuseppini (Bass), Irina Tsirakidis (Soprano) | Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | Label: Opus Arte | Blu-ray | Picture format: 1080i High Definition, NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic | Sound format: 2.0 and 5.0 PCM audio | File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev files | Run time: 188 mins | 45.07 GB
Language(s): Italian | Subtitle(s): English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian
Recorded live at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 2005
Conductor: Julian Reynolds | Composer(s): Vincenzo Bellini | Director: Guy Joosten | Performer(s): Anna Steiger (Soprano), Hugh Smith (Tenor), Carlo Bosi (Tenor), Hasmik Papian (Soprano), Giorgio Giuseppini (Bass), Irina Tsirakidis (Soprano) | Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra | Label: Opus Arte | Blu-ray | Picture format: 1080i High Definition, NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic | Sound format: 2.0 and 5.0 PCM audio | File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev files | Run time: 188 mins | 45.07 GB
Language(s): Italian | Subtitle(s): English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian
Recorded live at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 2005
In Guy Joosten’s ingenious production of Bellini’s masterpiece, Norma is about more than just beautiful singing. It becomes a layered, timeless drama in which Norma is the archetypal successful woman struggling to retain her dominant but vulnerable position. Hasmik Papian’s lyrical and intense interpretation of the title role accentuates the striking similarity between a Druid high priestess and a modern opera diva. Conductor Julian Reynolds guides the brilliant cast, choir and Netherlands Chamber Orchestra to great heights, providing a refreshing new take on the chef d’oeuvre of bel canto.
