MET: La Sonnambula
Benson Hall Briar Leaze, Compton Bassett, Calne, United KingdomThe opera is set in a village in the Swiss Alps, a deliberately fabled yet plausible setting that reflects the story’s balance between realism and dream time. World premiere: Teatro Carcano, Milan, 1831. This operatic gem from one of the great masters of melody is a benchmark of extraordinary vocalism. The title role of the sleepwalking […]
