The final scene of Bellini’s Norma
Greenbrier Valley Theatre (GVT), in partnership with The Met: Live in HD, presents Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma. This tragic tale will air live on Oct. 7 at 12:55 p.m. The simulcast will run approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. Dr. James Caplinger, from the University of Charleston, will give a complimentary lecture beginning at 11:45 a.m.
Tickets are $18 for general admission, $14 for seniors and $10 for children/students. For tickets or more information, call GVT’s Box Office at 304-645-3838 or visit www.gvtheatre.org.
Bellini’s tale of lost love stars Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, Joseph Calleja as her unfaithful husband Pollione and Joyce DiDonato as his forbidden love Adalgisa. The production will be conducted by Carlo Rizzi
Joyce DiDonato as Adalgisa and Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role of Bellini’s Norma
“Radvanovsky commands all the elements for this challenging role … DiDonato reveled in the opportunity to show her softer side, deploying warmth and power.” —Wall Street Journal
Radvanovsky made her Met debut in 1996 as the Countess Ceprano in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto. She has filled title roles for Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca and Gaetano Donizetti’s Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda. The soprano’s impressive résumé also includes Roberto Devereux, Il Trovatore and La Traviata.
For tickets or more information, call GVT’s Box Office at 304-645-3838 or visit www.gvtheatre.org. This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture & History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
Matthew Rose (left) as Oroveso, Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, and Joseph Calleja as Pollione in Bellini’s Norma
