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A life-changing moment for me! I shall never forget the concert performance of Bellini's 'Norma' with Montserrat Caballe and Fiorenza Cossotto - singers at the height of their fame and at their peak vocally. I remember the lighting effect too especially as Montserrat started to sing 'Canta Diva?' . I was 20 and have never heard such a beautiful voice and heavenly music combined. At the end of 'Mira? O Norma' the two ladies embraced and the audience went mad - everyone stood and screamed. They winked at each other and gave us an encore! At the end everyone mobbed the platform - it was the… more >>
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Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423608458287 accessed: 4 December, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
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Norma
written by Vincenzo Bellini |
performed by Fiorenza Cossotto, Montserrat Cabelle |
Experience Information
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:47:38 +0000
Approved on Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:56:43 +0000