Cast

Music by Vincenzo Bellini
Libretto by Felice Romani
First performance December 26, 1831
at La Scala, Milan, Italy
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

CAST
(In order of appearance)

CHARACTER	VOICE	ARTISTS
Oroveso, Archdruid	Bass	Pavel Daniluk, Ukraine
Pollione, Roman Proconsul	Tenor	Hugh Smith, USA
Flavio, Centurian	Tenor	Beau Palmer, USA+
Norma, Druid priestess	Soprano	Galina Gorchakova, Russia
Adalgisa, a priestess	Messo-Soprano	Mariana Pentcheva, Bulgaria
Clotilde, Norma's friend	Soprano	Lori Stinson, USA+
Conductor		Richard Bonynge, Australia
Director		John Copley, Great Britain

Norma's Children, Druids, Gallic Warriors, Priests and Priestesses San Diego Opera début +Former San Diego Opera Ensemble Member Original Cast Norma: Giuditta Pasta* Adalgisa: Giulia Grisi Pollione: Domenico Donzelli Oroveso: Vincenzo Negrini

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Oroveso	oh-roh-VEH-zoh
Pollione	pohl-lee-OH-neh
Flavio	FLAH-vee-oh
Adalgisa	ah-dahl-GEE-zah (soft g)
Bonynge	BAHN-ing
Pentcheva	pent-CHAY-vah
Gorchakova	gor-chah-KOH-vah
Vincenzo Bellini	veen-CHEHN-zoh behl-LEE-nee
Felice Romani	feh-LEE-cheh roh-MAH-nee
Pavel Daniluk	PAH-vehl DAH-nee-look