Dr. Atara Isaacson
Bar-Ilan University, Music and School of Education, Faculty Member
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This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It... more
This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It discusses the irony in Norma's status, showing that in each of the five facets that constitute her personality there are two opposing states: the noble- authoritative state versus the fragile-wounded state. All Norma's arias are analyzed with a special emphasis on how Bellini fit the different arias and ensembles to match Norma’s complex character and how Bellini’s music constructs Norma’s dramatic persona.
Research Interests:
This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It... more
This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It discusses the irony in Norma's status, showing that in each of the five facets that constitute her personality there are two opposing states: the noble- authoritative state versus the fragile-wounded state. All Norma's arias are analyzed with a special emphasis on how Bellini fit the different arias and ensembles to match Norma’s complex character and how Bellini’s music constructs Norma’s dramatic persona.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It... more
This essay offers a detailed account of Bellini’s Norma, focusing specifically on the title
character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a
mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It discusses the irony in Norma's status,
showing that in each of the five facets that constitute her personality there are two opposing
states: the noble- authoritative state versus the fragile-wounded state. All Norma's arias are
analyzed with a special emphasis on how Bellini fit the different arias and ensembles to
match Norma’s complex character and how Bellini’s music constructs Norma’s dramatic
persona.
character. It describes the different facets of Norma: a priestess leader, a daughter, a
mother, a friend and a woman scorned by her lover. It discusses the irony in Norma's status,
showing that in each of the five facets that constitute her personality there are two opposing
states: the noble- authoritative state versus the fragile-wounded state. All Norma's arias are
analyzed with a special emphasis on how Bellini fit the different arias and ensembles to
match Norma’s complex character and how Bellini’s music constructs Norma’s dramatic
persona.