Norma

Sunday, 24 May 2026 - Saturday, 30 May 2026

Event times:

19:30

Event location:

The Gaiety Theatre

Event price:

€56.25

About this event

Irish National Opera presents Bellini’s NORMA. Passion. Betrayal. Divine Music. In the hauntingly beautiful world of Bellini’s Norma, a Druid high priestess is torn between her sacred vows and forbidden love for an enemy commander.

Norma has secretly had two children with her Roman lover, but when he turns his affections to another, his betrayal ignites a harrowing chain of events, forcing her to contemplate unthinkable revenge.

Presented by Irish National Opera, Bellini’s score is a masterwork of bel canto brilliance with some of opera’s most emotionally charged music, from the iconic aria “Casta diva” to the opera’s devastating finale.

Georgian soprano Salome Jicia sings Norma, a tour de force role of vocal artistry made famous by Maria Callas. Guatemalan tenor Mario Chang (La traviata 2024), described by the New York Times as “a born bel canto tenor” is Pollione, the Roman commander.

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