Bellini: Norma (the complete opera, recorded in 2006)

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All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround - Colour - 155 Minutes - NTSC

Friedrich Haider conducts Edita Gruberova, one of today's reigning bel canto performers, in her first-ever Norma - for the first time on DVD.

Gruberova's role debut as Norma emerged as one her most significant and compelling performances to date - this DVD is a stand-out release among her extensive filmography

Jürgen Rose directs staging, settings, costumes and lighting concept for this 2006 performance at the Bavarian State Opera.

"Gruberova delivers her own wholly individual interpretation ... she translates Bellini's interplay of pain, love and desire into physically palpable inner and outer drama. Immensely moving."
- Die Welt