Ornament and Gesture – Approaches to Studying Bellini's Norma and Giuditta Pasta's Performance
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of a thesis at the University of Miami. Giuditta Pasta was an outstanding attrice cantante (" singing actress ") in early nineteenth-century Italy. Vincenzo Bellini composed Norma for her in 1831, which became one of his most significant works and established Pasta's position and reputation within Europe.
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