NAXOS NAXOS Vincenzo BELLINI • Micu Vries • de Orgonasova • Giménez d’Artegna Papadjiakou Dilbèr (1801–1835) DDD The Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra • Zedda Orchestra and Chamber The Netherlands Radio Choir LA SONNAMBULA 8.660042-43 Melodrama in Two Acts Playing Time Libretto: Felice Romani 135:21 7 BELLINI Count Rodolfo, lord of the village .......................................Francesco Ellero d’Artegna, Bass 30099 Teresa, a mill owner ................................................ Alexandra Papadjiakou, Mezzo-soprano Amina, an orphan brought up by Teresa, betrothed to Elvino ....Luba Orgonasova, Soprano 60422 : Elvino, a rich land owner in the village ......................................................Raúl Giménez, Tenor La sonnambula Lisa, hostess of the inn, in love with Elvino....................................................... Dilbèr, Soprano Alessio, a villager, in love with Lisa .............................................................Nanco de Vries, Bass A Notary .................................................................................................................Ioan Micu, Tenor 2 www.naxos.com Made in Germany Booklet notes ℗ The Netherlands Radio Choir • Semyon Rozin, Director 1997 & The Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Alberto Zedda, Conductor © 2021 Naxos Rights US, Inc. and synopsis in Disc 1 60:20 Disc 2 75:01 1–9 Act I (Beginning) 1–3 Act I (Conclusion) 22:39 4–8 Act II 52:22 8.660042-43 8.660042-43 Italian Libretto Enclosed English Recorded live: 14 November 1992 at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Netherlands Artistic director: Jan Zekveld • Producer: Patricia Dekker • Engineer: Jan Stellingwerff Post production: Eleanor Thomason, K&A Productions • Casting: Maurizio Fernandez • Booklet notes: Keith Anderson Cover painting: La sonnambula – Scene from a Viennese production.