La Sonnambula
Glittering star soprano Jessica Pratt continues her close association with Victorian Opera in a concert staging of Bellini’s beloved bel canto opera, La Sonnambula. On the eve of her wedding, Amina sleepwalks into the bedroom of another man. Upon discovering her mistaken infidelity, her fiancé Elvino cancels their wedding before Amina’s innocence is revealed in a joyous happy ending.
Pratt (Amina) is reunited with Colombian tenor Carlos E. Bàrcenas (Elvino) follohttp://www.on-the-house.org/admin/eventswing their acclaimed performance in Victorian Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. National treasure Greta Bradman makes her company debut as the meddling innkeeper, Lisa, and in his first Australian appearance, grand Italian basso cantante Paolo Pecchioli joins the cast as ‘the other man’, Count Rodolfo.
Following Victorian Opera’s sublime concert stagings of Bellini’s Norma and I Puritani, audiences can now delight in the composer’s 1831 triumph La Sonnambula.
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It was a fantastic show, very talented singers
A Truly beautiful mesmerising experience. The whole collaboration of the choir musicians and opera singers just made the end of the working week so much better! Highly recommended to go again and again.
So romantic. Hamer Hall was full and everyone was so mesmerised by the music and singing.
Best opera I have seen.
What a riviting performance loved it and so did the rest of the audience their appreciation was moving
Outstanding!
Thank you
The show was really perfect! Enjoyed it!
Extraordinary voices, effervescent score and pure Italian drama - Opera at it's finest. I'm going to subscribe after this performance.
Bravo
Mesmerising, wonderful compositions and voices are second to none, Opera in AU is alive and well. Fantastic performance.
Outstanding performance!
A sublime performance Thank you
A very enjoyable evening withbsome truly amazing singers.
This evening was outstanding. Beyond words. We will be spreading the world. Jessica Pratt - wow.
Brilliant