A Druid high priestess is torn between her sacred vows and forbidden love for an enemy commander. Norma has secretly had two children with her Roman lover, but when he turns his affections to another, his betrayal ignites a harrowing chain of events, forcing her to contemplate an ultimate act of revenge.

From the iconic aria ‘Casta diva’ to the opera’s devastating finale, Bellini’s score teems with bel canto brilliance and some of opera’s most emotionally charged music. As a master of the fusion of music with dramatic meaning, Bellini’s every note seems to reveal the raw, human cost of love and sacrifice. For Irish National Opera’s new production, Georgian soprano Salome Jicia sings Norma, a tour de force role of vocal artistry made famous by Callas, alongside Guatemalan tenor Mario Chang as Pollione, the Roman commander.  The production is conducted by Maurizio Benini and directed by long-time INO collaborator Orpha Phelan.

Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 26 June 2026 at 19:00 CET to 26 December 2026 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/no...

CAST

Norma
Salome Jicia

Pollione
Mario Chang

Adalgisa
Siobhán Stagg

Oroveso
William Guanbo Su

Flavio
Aaron O'Hare

Clotilde
Leanne Fitzgerald

Chorus
Irish National Opera Chorus

Orchestra
Irish National Opera Orchestra

Music
Vincenzo Bellini

Text
Felice Romani

Conductor
Maurizio Benini

Director
Orpha Phelan

Assistant Director
Grace Morgan

Sets and costumes
Madeleine Boyd

Lights
Matt Haskins

Chorus Director
Richard McGrath

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