Decca bring out the third Norma teaser video with Cecilia Bartoli and John Osborn
Nothing special here in the third YouTube clip from Decca in advance of the new Norma recording. Just a minute in length, with Cecilia giggling, Sumi Jo clowning and John Osborn smiling broadly during the recording sessions.
The clip announces at one point, “Tempos, keys and cut sections are re-established following Bellini’s own sources.” It will certainly have lots of critics digging deep into their insults dictionary, though this blogger can’t wait!
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
