Miami performances are at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami.

Children must be at least six years old to attend.

La sonnambula

Vincenzo Bellini
Libretto by Felice Romani

Amina, a simple village girl, is believed to be unfaithful to her lover, but she is vindicated when it is discovered that her nighttime wanderings are carried out in her sleep. Vincenzo Bellini's operas are among the finest of the bel canto style. Bel canto, or "beautiful singing," is noted for its challenging coloratura ornamentation and long, exposed musical lines. La sonnambula features some of the most beautiful and original music in all of opera and a passionate and deservedly famous conclusion.

One of the most iconic Aminas of her time, Renata Scotto, directs former FGO Young Artist Rachele Gilmore in her first return to South Florida since her "exceptional" (according to Corriere della Serra) La Scala debut as Olympia in Les contes d'Hoffmann.

Cast

Amina
Rachele Gilmore

Elvino
Michele Angelini [debut]

Count Rodolfo
Tom Corbeil

Lisa
Hye-Jung Lee

Teresa
Cynthia Cook

Alessio
Adam Lau

A Notary
Matthew Newlin

Conductor
Ramon Tebar

Stage Director
Renata Scotto

Set and Costume Designer
Carlo Diappi

Lighting Designer
Donald Edmund Thomas

Chorus Master
John Keene

Sung in Italian with English and Spanish projected titles.

Photo © by Deborah Gray Mitchell for Florida Grand Opera