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This masterful interpretation culminates with a sublime final scene that goes from the despair of 'Ah non credea mirarti' to the exultation of 'Ah non giunge'. This recording is certainly a fine addition to the discography of La Sonnambula, as well as a lovely memento of one of Natalie Dessay's signature roles.
Zimmerman and Dessay made a few critical missteps that were indeed “too much.” As Amina entered sleepwalking in the final scene, she scrawled the word “Aria” on the rehearsal blackboard, a self-conscious gag that frustratingly undercut the intensely serious staging of “Ah! non credea mirarti” that followed. (After opening night.
Following the success of the complete opera version of Bellini's La Sonnambula featuring Natalie Dessay (which was awarded Diaspason d'Or of the Year 2007), Virgin Classics is releasing the single-CD highlights version to coincide with Dessay's performances of the opera at the Metropolitan Opera.
Bellini: La Sonnambula. Warner Classics: 9029584465. Buy 2 CDs or download online. Cesare Valletti (Elvino), Maria Callas (Amina), Giuseppe Modesti (Rodolfo), Gabriella Carturan (Teresa), Eugenia Ratti (Lisa), Pier Luigi Latinucci (Alessio), Giuseppe Nessi (Notaro) Teatro alla Scala, Leonard Bernstein.
Ah, non credea mirarti. Ah, non giunge. (Breton (Brezhoneg) translation) Artist: Vincenzo Bellini (Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini) Featuring artist: Cecilia Bartoli; Also performed by: Giuditta Pasta, Maria Malibran, Marilyn Horne, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Anna Moffo, Diana Damrau, Sumi Jo, Anna Netrebko.
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La sonnambula, a light, romantic opera in which romantic difficulties arise from the misinterpretation of the heroine's sleepwalking activities, was one of Bellini's finer triumphs. Exquisite vocal lines, asymmetrical but beautiful in their spontaneity and originality, are the hallmarks of this opera.