'Bellini's opera semiseria is sometimes written off as simple-minded, its tale of a village girl who sleepwalks into a compromising situation and is then rejected by her betrothed and the other villagers considered naive and eve silly. But when taken seriously, as it is in this 2013 Stuttgart production, it reveals depths that are at least partially deliberately hidden.' George Hall
Bellini
La sonnambula
Ana Derlovska etc; Staatsopernchor & Staatsorchester Stuttgart/Gabriele Ferro; dir. Jossi Wieler & Sergio Morabito (Stuttgart, 2013)
EuroArts DVD: 2059338; Blu-ray: 2059334
Pick up a copy of the May issue of BBC Music Magazine to read a full review