TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 2
Bellini's Norma closes CCP Met Opera
in HD Season 6
Vincenzo Bellini’s
two-act opera
“Norma”
T
HE sixth season of CCP Met Opera in HD
culminates with "Norma," Vincenzo Bellini's
two-act opera, screened on June 11, at 6:30
p.m., at Greenbelt 3 Cinema 3.
Known for its bel canto genre, the opera
tells the story about Norma, a Druid high
priestess who broke her chastity vows and
had two children with Pollione, a Roman
proconsul.
Set amid the uprising of the Gallic people against the occu-
pier led by the druid Oroveso, Norma discovers that Pollione
falls in love with young priestess Adalgisa. When her lover
refuses to give up Adagisa, Norma publicly confesses her fault
and is sentenced to death. Convicted for pursuing Adalgisa in
the temple, Pollione goes to the stake with Norma.
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the titular role in
an evocative new production by Sir David McVicar. She first
played the role in 2013, and returned four years later to reprise
her riveting portrayal for the 2017–18 opera season of the
Metropolitan Opera of New York.
As Adalgisa, the young priestess torn between love and duty,
mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato delivers an interpretation im-
bued with great emotional nuance. Tenor Joseph Calleja is the
aggressive Roman proconsul Pollione, with Matthew Rose as
Norma’s father, the warrior Oroveso. Leading the Met Orches-
tra and Chorus, Maestro Carlo Rizzi draws out the vibrant color
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of Bellini’s masterful score.
The CCP Met Opera in HD series features screenings of the
latest operatic productions of the Metropolitan Opera in New
York through the high definition digital technology and Dol-
by sound recreating the experience of watching an opera
production at the Met “live.” It is co-presented by the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, Metropolitan Opera of New York and
the Filipinas Opera Society Foundation, Inc., in cooperation
with the Ayala Malls Cinemas. www.culturalcenter.gov.ph
Vincenzo Bellini’s two-act
opera “Norma”
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