Minimalist Druids and Shiny Druid Queens: Norma at the Metropolitan Opera

Elizabeth – Last night we saw the wonderful Sondra Radvanovsky as Norma.  I had seen her before at the Met in Un Ballo in Maschera, but Bellini’s Norma was really written as a vehicle for great female singers. Radvanovsky was great, I particularly liked her first Act aria, “Casta Diva”.  The sustained notes she held and… [Read More]