Opera on 3 - Live from the Met - Bellini's La Sonnambula

From the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Evelino Pido conducts Mary Zimmerman's new production of Bellini's opera, with soprano Natalie Dessay and tenor Juan Diego Florez in the lead roles. The story is set in a Swiss village inn, where a group of people are celebrating the marriage of orphan Amina to the rich Elvino. Her habit of sleepwalking accidentally leads her into the bed of Count Rodolfo, causing the villagers to reach the wrong conclusions and arouse Elvino's suspicions. Amina ...... Natalie Dessay (soprano) Elvino ...... Juan Diego Florez (tenor) Rodolfo ...... Michele Pertusi (bass) Lisa ...... Jennifer Black (soprano) Alessio ...... Jeremy Galyon (bass) Teresa ...... Jane Bunnell (mezzo-soprano) Notary ...... Bernard Fitch (tenor) Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera Evelino Pido (conductor).