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Opera Explained – La sonnambula
- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2008
- Run Time
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Opera
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- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Duration
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2008
- ISBN
- 9781843793328
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Opera
Synopsis
La sonnambula was written by Bellini as a vehicle for two of the supreme singers of his age and accordingly is a fine example of the school we call bel canto, where beauty of voice and the virtuosity of the singers is integral to conveying the emotions in the soul of the composer. The fact that Bellini was one of the great melodists, writing long, beautiful vocal lines, that he was a master orchestrator and that he could write stirringly for the chorus all conspire to make La sonnambula an extremely enjoyable example of Italian opera in its prime.
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