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| Norma | 
 enlarge | Actors: Daniela Dessi, Fabio Armiliato, Kate Aldrich, Antonello Ceron, Rafal Siwek
Studio: Video Artists Int'l
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 55679
Format: Classical, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 162 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 8018783040344
ASIN: B001HRJG46
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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A sign of our times December 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ms Dessi braved a sabotage phone ring and went on to triumph in her role as Norma. That is true. But while this triumph puts her on par with the other non-coloratura exponents of Norma such as Papian & Theodossiu, it certainly does not make her (or any of them) successors of Callas, Sutherland or Caballe. One has to lower one's expectations of coloratura to appreciate Dessi's Norma. Her tone is not exactly beautiful either. But drama she gives us, and in this diminished form, Bellini's Norma still manages to move us. Kate Aldridge is a good mezzo Adalgisa, but we must not expect a Ludwig or a Troyanos here. As for Fabio Armiliato's Pollione, the thuggish hero has been reduced to a puppy. Why would Norma bother with such a toy boy beats me!
Well, such is the current state of our operatic scene, and this is the best kind of Norma we can expect to see nowadays (along with Papian and Theodossiu). Gruberova and June Anderson, of course, would get the coloratura correct. But the role came late in their careers, and they are not known to be fiery actresses... but I still hope for surprises!
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