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What makes Norma such a high-profile role in the soprano repertory?
Varduhi Abrahamyan
4 pieces since 2015 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
4
pieces
4
roles
3
companies
12
years
By role
Role Adalgisa
Role Eboli
Of paunches and princes
Revivals of Falstaff in Milan and Don Carlo in Naples have Larry Wolff thinking across the six decades of Verdi‘s career
Role Maddalena
Any old palace
At the heart of this success was Quinn Kelsey’s revelatory take on Rigoletto. He was matched, vocally and dramatically, by Rosa Feola’s Gilda—a tour-de-force performance.
Role Olga
Through different eyes
I was reminded at the Met’s season premiere of Eugene Onegin Friday night always to expect the unexpected.