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An Introduction to Bellini: La Sonnambula  | Naxos - Educational 8558175

An Introduction to Bellini: La Sonnambula

Label: Naxos - Educational

Cat No: 8558175

Barcode: 0636943817520

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 27th October 2008

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Contents

Artists

David Timson (narrator)

Works

Bellini, Vincenzo

La Sonnambula

Artists

David Timson (narrator)

About

This audiobook series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recordings of the complete works, the presentation is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form.

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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