Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez in La Sonnambula - Son geloso del zefiro errante

Here is a video excerpt of the MET's Sonnambula, starring Natalie Dessay as Amina and Juan Diego Florez as Elvino in Zimmerman's new production. This is one of my favorite duet of all the history of opera. Such sweetness... And both of them deliver a very touching rendition of this duet. Terrific singing, as well as acting.

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[poperagurl]

this looks (and sounds!!) like a great production. is it on DVD?

[thecelticspirit]

@poperagurl Yep! Go have a look on Amazon, I'm sure you can find it ;-))

[kinakina123123]

Oh My! The complete performance, you are not even aware you are watching a performance. They just take you along for a beautiful ride.

These two are fantastic together, in looks and voice.

Wonderful, wonderful, something to watch over and over.

I have to say Natalie is a better opera singer now than she has ever been. The voice might be a little different as she gets older, but the talent is superb.

[luvthemac]

What a wonderful duet- love the chemistry between Juan Diego and Natalie.

[saagua1953]

I think the modern staging detracts from and contradicts the naive nature of the opera when performed as intended. Indeed, the staging was roundly booed in New York at the end of the performance. Dessay was enthusiastic about it; Florez said nothing.

[calisondaix]

divine ! brilliant ! the most sensitive combination !

un pur régal. Merci pour cet instant de paradis.

[willwjl]

@jhezser71 I had never seen the opera before, so I don't know what the traditional staging is like.

Even though at times it's a bit odd, it does have a pared-down, deconstructed quality, so what you get is the music and performance in it's most basic form, without all the swiss-village kitsch thrown in...

[MrAndredekock]

I think this is one of the finest performances of Sonnambula I have ever heard and what a privilege it is to be able to watch this performance in full at the cinema with the Met's HD productions seen all over the world. Bravi!

[willwjl]

They are amazing aren't they?



[jhezser71]

I keep watching this video..At least once or twice a day..The singing is divine so is the acting and the chemistry between the two of them is fantasic as others have commented.NOt sure about the director's concept though. All that getting on and off the table is a bit weird for me.

[willwjl]

there's only 3 left on Amazon.com (7/13/11)

[Cipri1001]

¡Bravooo! Gracias por compartirlo

[MrHbc3]

@philipc67 "She is arguably no longer credible as Amina"??? With her incredible acting skills (not to mention singing skills) she is more credible as Amina than probably at least 90% of singers are in the roles they sing. One of the reasons I like her so much is that she can BECOME the character she is playing. Sometimes she slips, as in this scene when she strides off the stage in her power pants moving more like king of the town than a little Swiss Miss in a tiny town in the hills. Smile.

[MrHbc3]

@kinakina123123 That's what I think. Natalie just seems to get better and better. Her acting, always outstanding is so subtle at the same time being emphatic somehow causes her to BE the character. Some of her singing from the 1990s is fantastic, but good as her acting was and her singing... now it's all so much better. There are many beautiful voices, but somehow Natalie's work is just so much more interesting and compelling.