Jerusalem Lyric Opera

V.Bellini La Sonnambula

From the very first sounds, "La Sonnambula" evokes a universal thrill: what is happening between the characters, why do their actions still resonate so powerfully in our time? In such a simple plot, even the well-known 19th-century tendency of the “sudden flash of love,” where unbridled passion is born like a lightning strike, is brilliantly reflected by Bellini and his librettist, Felice Romani. The performance of ‘La sonnambula’ in the Jerusalem Lyric Opera Festival is the purest example of bel canto: the art of beautiful singing is revealed here in all its splendor and authenticity.