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Bellini: La Sonnambula
Bellini: La Sonnambula

Bellini: La Sonnambula

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MusicDrama

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Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her fiancé—asleep in the bedroom of a stranger. It takes the young man two acts to figure out that sleepwalking is to blame, and everything ends happily. Natalie Dessay as Amina and Juan Diego Flórez as Elvino deliver bel canto magic and vocal fireworks in Mary Zimmerman’s 2009 production. The Tony award-winning director transfers Bellini’s bucolic tale to a rehearsal room in contemporary New York, where an opera company rehearses La Sonnambula—and where the singers are truly in love with each other.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 March 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Natalie Dessay

Natalie Dessay

Amina

Juan Diego Flórez

Juan Diego Flórez

Elvino

Michele Pertusi

Michele Pertusi

Count Rodolfo

Jennifer Black

Jennifer Black

Lisa

Jeremy Galyon

Jeremy Galyon

Alessio

Jane Bunnell

Jane Bunnell

Teresa

Bernard Fitch

Bernard Fitch

Notary

Deborah Voigt

Deborah Voigt

Self - Host

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

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