Norma. This ‘theater-within-a-theater’ structure was pre-announced by the stage director in his article for the La Scala program ‘Norma Revolutionary’, in which the personage Medea is mentioned seven times, almost as much as Norma, nine times. True, the theme of infanticide is a major theme linking the two operas, but it goes no further than that.
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La Forza del Destino. Entertainment for tourists? From this point of view, unfortunately, the genre is increasingly in danger of being reduced to “entertainment for tourists”, a category that already represents a significant part of the audience, especially in arenas. This is a sad prospect, considering that in 2023 the art of opera will be proclaimed an “Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO.