Hear Vincenzo Bellini's "La sonnambula" this weekend on Classical IPR on Saturday at 1 p.m.
“La sonnambula” (The sleepwalker), portrays the tale of Amina, a young woman in a Swiss village whose sleepwalking leads to a dramatic shift in her romantic life. Daniel Oren conducts the NCPA Orchestra and Chorus of Beijing, China.
COMPOSER: Vincenzo Bellini
LIBRETTO: Felice Romani
VENUE: National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera House
PRESENTING COMPANY: National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China
CAST:
Amina: Dilbèr
Elvino: Antonino Siragusa
Il Conte Rodolfo: ZHANG Wenwei
Lisa: LI Xintong
Teresa: YANG Yanting
Alessio: WANG Meng
Un Notaio: KOU Jing
ENSEMBLE: NCPA Orchestra and Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Oren
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Please Note: the Chinese family name comes first and is in uppercase. The first name is in sentence case and comes second in the listings above.
