LA SONNAMBULA
Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani
Buxton International Festival, July 2023
★★★★★
"Succeeds on every level."
George Hall, The Stage
This opera of jilted love, jealousy and innocence rewarded was Bellini's first great masterpiece and remains his most important work, alongside Norma. It premiered in Milan in 1831 and became renowned for its exhilarating melodies and dazzling vocal pyrotechnics.
Creative Team
Director - Harry Fehr
Assistant Director - Nick Bond
Conductor - Adrian Kelly
Set Designer - Nicky Shaw
Costume Designer - Zahra Mansouri
Lighting Designer - Jake Wiltshire
Chorus Master - Paul Plummer
Cast
Amina - Ziyi Dai
Elvino - Nico Darmanin
Rodolfo - Simon Shibambu
Lisa - Ellie Neate
Teresa - Ann Taylor
Alessio - Jacob Bettinelli
★★★★
"the best show of the festival without a doubt."
The Arts Desk
★★★★
"smartly drilled and surprisingly funny."
The Times
*Photographs by Genevieve Girling