Voice fireworks in the Vienna State Opera: Norma inspires with Belcanto!

Von WOM

Staatsoper, Wien, Österreich - On February 23, 2025, the Vienna State Opera presented the second performance of its acclaimed new production of "Norma". Federica Lombardi celebrated her rolling debut as Norma and marveled at the audience with her dark shimmering soprano. This staging, which focuses more on static representations, emphasizes the Belcantesque vocals, with Lombardi drawing staging parallels to Asmik Grigorian's interpretation, which was recently seen in the music theater at Vienna. According to OE24 , Lombardi created an enchanting "casta diva" with its impressive performance, while the performances of the tenors juan diego flórez looked pale in comparison. Despite this weakness, the ensemble, especially between Lombardi and Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, harmonized as Adalgisa in a remarkably beautiful way.

theatrical elements and surprises

The staging directed by Cyril Test also relies on live video elements and large stage sets that create a feeling of indefinite war atmosphere in the interwar period. The stage design and the costumes designed by Marie La Rocca left out more questions than answers and reminded of an aesthetic scary cabinet that was reminiscent of Grandma Herta's clothing, so Kurier .

At the same time, the Viennese audience found another remarkable event at the State Opera: Asmik Grigorian gave an impressive solo evening in which she interpreted pieces by composers such as Fauré and Ravel. She converted the ranks of the audience and made an almost magical connection before tied up the audience with a change to rock and pop. Their appearance was characterized by self -ironic anecdotes and positive feedback from the audience, which made it clear that the performances of the evening will go into the memory of the guests.

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