Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Naxos : Made available through hoopla, 2008
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 18 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781843793328 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11137435, 1843793326 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11137435
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Narration: David Timson
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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