A critic of Italian opera and its structure, Wagner, however, always showed great admiration for Vincenzo Bellini, and in particular for Norma , which he considered worthy of comparison with Greek tragedy and the great classical operas of Gluck. In an essay published on the occasion of a performance he conducted in Riga in 1837, the German composer praised it for its attention to the text, its long-drawn-out melodies, and the interplay between music and text, which he deemed intrinsically dramatic and theatrical.

Bellini and Wagner

Teatro Politeama Garibaldi

Theatre Luigi Pirandello

Zi-Zhao Guo

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Sep 26, 2026

Bellini and Wagner · Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Sep 25, 2026

Bellini and Wagner · Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

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Singer in Norma by Bellini

Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Singer in Lohengrin by Wagner

Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Singer in Parsifal by Wagner

Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Singer in Das Liebesverbot by Wagner

Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

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