From Adelson e Salvini’s Nelly – a young orphan at the centre of the opera’s conflict – to the famous Norma, a high-priestess who has broken her sacred vows, Bellini likes to put his ...

This take on a classic Italian dish (Pasta alla Norma is named for Bellini’s opera, Norma) pairs golden fried aubergine with a simple tomato sauce. Delicious at any time of year. Heat half the ...

a charge ran through San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. Soprano Lydia Grindatto, in the title role of Bellini’s “Norma,” and mezzo-soprano Simona Genga, as the conflicted Adalgisa ...