The Washington Concert Opera probably didn't mean to show up the Washington National Opera when it scheduled Bellini's "La Sonnambula" on Sunday afternoon at Lisner Auditorium, the day after the WNO ...

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Staging the classics can always present a risk, particularly in an era of evolved political sensibilities. However, director Barbara Lluch manages a balance between authenticity and modernity with her ...

On Chopin’s deathbed, it is said that he asked for the soprano aria “Ah! non credea mirarti” from Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.” The bel canto composer was a favorite of Chopin and his influence ...

From the sound of the vociferous boos that greeted Zimmerman and her production team in their one curtain call on opening night, the Met audience isn't buying this cost-saver. At first glance, Mary ...

ALAMEDA — Vincenzo Bellini’s operas are almost as well known for the grisly murders they depict as for his long flowing melodic lines. “La Sonnambula,” which Island City Opera is performing in the ...

Bellini’s 1831 opera isn’t often staged, thanks to the difficulty of finding singers up to the sheer virtuosity of the vocal writing – especially in the lead roles of popular Swiss village girl Amina, ...