About This Song
About "Norma / Act II : Bellini: Norma / Act II: Dormono entrambi" by Beverly Sills
A hush before the storm: Sills floats 'Dormono entrambi' with velvet menace, her soprano a lullaby threaded with dread. The orchestra breathes like a sleeping giant, each phrase a held breath. Bellini's bel canto becomes a tightrope walk between tenderness and impending catastrophe.