In this opera, the first recitative sung by the main character is followed by her "Casta Diva" to the moon goddess.
In this opera, the first recitative sung by the main character is followed by her "Casta Diva" to the moon goddess. The protagonist, in "Teneri, teneri figli," considers killing her sleeping children, while the admission "Son io" or "It is I" brings about Oroveso leading the central lovers to their death. Based on an Alexandre Soumet play, its libretto was written in two acts by Felice Romani, who was most proud of the love duet, "Va crudele, al dio spietato," which is sung by Adalgisa and Pollione. Set in the forest and temple of Irminsul in Gaul, FTP, name this opera about the title druidess and the Romans, composed by Vincenzo Bellini.
In this opera, the first recitative sung by the main character is followed by her "Casta Diva" to the moon goddess.
{Norma} or La {Foresta d’Irminsul}