Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of plates
- General preface
- Dedication
- Preface
- A note on Italian prosody
- A note on the vocal score
- 1 The composition of the opera
- 2 Medea – Velleda – Norma: Romani's sources
- 3 Synopsis and musical frame
- 4 Music and poetry
- 5 A glimpse of the genesis of the opera
- 6 Some variant readings
- 7 Contemporary reactions to Norma
- 8 Critical fortunes since the Unification of Italy
- 9 Five prima donnas: contributions to a performance history
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Dedication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of plates
- General preface
- Dedication
- Preface
- A note on Italian prosody
- A note on the vocal score
- 1 The composition of the opera
- 2 Medea – Velleda – Norma: Romani's sources
- 3 Synopsis and musical frame
- 4 Music and poetry
- 5 A glimpse of the genesis of the opera
- 6 Some variant readings
- 7 Contemporary reactions to Norma
- 8 Critical fortunes since the Unification of Italy
- 9 Five prima donnas: contributions to a performance history
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Vincenzo Bellini: Norma , pp. viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998