La Sonnambula

La sonnambula (The Sleepwaker) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a vaudville by Eugène Scribe. First performance: Teatro Carcano, Milan in 1831.

La sonnambula is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a number of recordings of it and it is regularly performed.

Characters

• Principal roles
  • Count Rodolfo - Bass
  • Amina - Soprano
  • Elvino - Tenor
  • Lisa - Soprano
• Minor roles
  • Teresa - Mezzo-soprano
  • Alessio - Bass
• Other
  • Notary - Tenor
  • Villagers - Chorus

Noted arias

• "Ah! non credea mirarti" (Amina)
• "Come per me sereno" (Amina)
• "Vi ravviso" (Rodolfo)
• "Ah! non giunge!" (Amina)
• "Prendi, l'anel ti dono" (Elvino)

See also: La Sonnambula, 1831, Basso, Eugène Scribe, Felice Romani, Libretto, List of famous operas, Mezzo-soprano, Milan, Opera