Talk:Norma (opera)
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Synopsis from Melitz, 1921 (http://www.intac.com/~rfrone/operas/Books/Melitz_Complete/OGCG-06.htm#Norma) -- Dreamword 23:43 Feb 4, 2003 (UTC)
Should a link or something to Pasta alla Norma be added or is it too far off topic? I found some explanation at http://pow.neomedia.it/gpg/cucina/ix-8-it.html and http://www.eat-online.net/art/english/music/pasta_norma.htm buon appetito --Evanovka 21:39, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
"Norma, his daughter": WHOSE daughter? Adam Cuerden 20:22, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] This doesn't make sense
From the article:
"The title role is generally considered one of the most difficult in the soprano repertoire. German soprano Lilli Lehmann once famously remarked on how the singing of three Götterdämmerung Brünnhildes was more stressful than the singing of one Norma. [1]"
I think its kind of obvious what that should say, but I don't want to touch it because I don't have access to the source info
71.172.121.7 (talk) 08:48, 21 November 2007 (UTC)anon
[edit] Infobox
Is the infobox completed? Dare I ask how it functions here? I am not how useful it is to duplicate the basic info in the first sentences. I hope i am not offending anyone but personally I don't think it is an asset to the page. Sorry about that. - Kleinzach 13:39, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Adalgisa is a Soprano, not a Mezzo
You can verify this on the score, on the libretto, on the cast of the first performance. I know that in the past some Mezzo-Soprano were casted in this role (modifying the music) but this is just a wrong "tradition". --Al Pereira(talk) 19:21, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
The score really describes Adalgisa as a soprano, but the score of La Favorite presents Leonore as a soprano as well (a role sang only by mezzos). I think that mezzo-soprano wasn't a distinguished voice-type at that time, and mezzos were included either in the soprano category or in the alto (like Rosina and Angelina). Moreover, the only modified music, as far as I know, is the duet Mira o Norma which is transposed a tone down, but not all the mezzos do that. Actually, Cossotto sang it in the original key next to Callas ('65) and in the studio next to Caballe ('72), and more recently Zajick gave a performance singing as written. It fine to describe Adalgisa as a soprano, but it will not be totally wrong to put mezzo-soprano. AdamChapman 16:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- The role was written for Giulia Grisi, who was a soprano. --Al Pereira(talk) 10:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia removed and put where it belongs (if anywhere)
This stuff has no place in this article, so one goes to (i) Norma (disambiguation) and (ii) Simpsons. Viva-Verdi 03:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Libonati
I didn't know him but see this link. However, the quote doesn't work at that point of the article. --Al Pereira(talk) 00:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 19th Century Examples of Sopranos who performed Norma
I wondered why there was not any past examples of sopranos who had performed the role of Norma listed? Since there is already a list of modern examples. Would it hurt the article to include them as well? --EmilyGreene1984 (talk) 10:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
