Contents
- 1. The composition of the opera;
- 2. Medea - Velleda - Norma: Romani's sources;
- 3. Synopsis and musical frame;
- 4. Music and poetry;
- 5. A glimpse of the genesis of the opera;
- 6. Some variant readings;
- 7. Contemporary reactions to Norma;
- 8. Critical fortunes since the unification of Italy;
- 9. Five prima donnas: contributions to a performance history.