La sonnambula

La sonnambula is an Italian opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, first performed at La Scala in Milan, on March 6, 1831, libretto by Felice Romani, after Eugène Sribe's ballet-pantomime La somnanbule. Bellini's most pastoral work, it was an immediate success and is still regularly performed.

Principal roles and voice types

• Amina - soprano
• Elvino - tenor
• Count Rodolfo - bass
• Lisa - soprano
• Teresa - mezzo-soprano

Reference

• The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993.