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La sonnambula
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La sonnambula is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ballet-pantomime writt
The sleepwalker in act 2, sc. 2, (William de Leftwich Dodge, 1899)
The sleepwalker in act 2, sc. 2, (William de Leftwich Dodge, 1899)
Ah! non credea mirarti / Sì presto estinto, o fiore [I did not believe you would fade so soon, oh flower] from act 2, scene 2, of La sonnambula appear
Ah! non credea mirarti / Sì presto estinto, o fiore [I did not believe you would fade so soon, oh flower] from act 2, scene 2, of La sonnambula appears on Bellini's tomb in the Catania Cathedral, Sicily
Giuditta Pasta as Amina, May 1831 premiere
Giuditta Pasta as Amina, May 1831 premiere
Tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini sang Elvino
Tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini sang Elvino
Jenny Lind
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Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in
La sonnambula
…year-by-year listing of performances following the premiere and then, with some gaps, all the way up to 1900. Later, it was a vehicle for showcasing Jenny Lind, Emma Albani and—in the early 20th century—for Lina Pagliughi and Toti Dal Monte. Weinstock gave an account of performances starting in 1905. Stagings…
1862 portrait
1862 portrait
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, where Lind sang some early roles
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, where Lind sang some early roles
Lind as Amina in La sonnambula
Lind as Amina in La sonnambula
Daguerreotype of Lind, 1850
Daguerreotype of Lind, 1850