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flirtation with her, but runs out at the sound of people approaching, dropping her handkerchief which the Count picks up. He sees the approaching phantom whom he recognises as Amina. She enters the room, walking in her sleep, all the while calling for Elvino and asking where he is. Realising that her nocturnal wanderings have given rise to the story of the village phantom, Rodolfo is about to take advantage of her helpless state. But then he is struck by her obvious innocence and refrains: (Scene: first
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for Venice. Writing to his uncle in Sicily, the composer reported that "I shall earn almost twice as much as if I had composed ".
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This article is about the Bellini opera. For other uses, see
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Ah! non credea mirarti / Sì presto estinto, o fiore
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217:La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur
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2191:The Complete Dictionary of Opera and Operetta
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2268:, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press.
1440:Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
1277:Cat: 448 966-2; 455 823-2 (France)
910:Qui la selva è più folta ed ombrosa
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1560:Orchestra and Chorus of the
1044:Francisca Pomar de Maristany
866:D'un pensiero e d'un accento
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2306:Rutherford, Susan (2007), "
2144:The New Penguin Opera Guide
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1381:Francesco Ellero d'Artegna,
1355:Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
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1424:Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
1267:Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
1092:Opera house and orchestra
937:V'han certuni che dormendo
856:Oh! come lieto è il popolo
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2189:Anderson, James (1999),
2058:. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
2017:Salzburger Landestheater
1806:Directed by Bepi Morassi
1790:Giovanni Battista Parodi
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2314:, Vol. 19, No. 2, July
2312:Cambridge Opera Journal
2292:Rosselli, John (1996),
2138:Kimbell, David (2001).
1970:"Performance data", in
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522:20th and 21st centuries
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2625:Teatro Bellini, Naples
2598:Composizioni da Camera
2405:Testament Records (UK)
2278:Orrey, Leslie (1973),
2103:, Met Opera on Demand.
1587:Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
1432:Alexandra Papadjiakou
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1319:London Opera Chorus
1180:CD: Warner Classics
1175:Orchestra and Chorus
1109:Ferruccio Tagliavini
2294:The Life of Bellini
2168:. New York: Knopf.
1813:Cat: 0814337011390
1773:Met Opera on Demand
1601:CD: L'Oiseau-Lyre (
1566:CD: Virgin Classics
1476:Roberto Scandiuzzi,
1164:Gabriella Carturan
758:Time: Indeterminate
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425:Performance history
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288:by Natale Schiavoni
278:Composition history
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2409:Shelton, Francis,
2376:Libretto (Italian)
2162:Weinstock, Herbert
2042:2016-03-31 at the
1974:, pp. 327–332
1751:Metropolitan Opera
1663:Anna Maria Anelli
1593:Liliana Nikiteanu
1591:Gemma Bertagnolli,
1517:Stefania Donzelli
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2257:978-1-86074-405-1
2123:. Da Capo Press.
2117:Eaton, Quaintance
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1672:Directed by
1659:Gianna Galli
1651:Danilo Vega,
1429:Dilber Yunus
1419:Raúl Giménez
1242:Nicola Monti
1194:Nicola Monti
1189:Maria Callas
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1794:Anna Viola,
1705:Daniel Oren
1306:Della Jones
1136:Cat: 20038
1047: [
754:Switzerland
512:Emma Albani
444:sleepwalker
308:sang Elvino
274:in Sicily.
264:The phrase
206:written by
2699:Categories
2561:I puritani
2411:"Bellini:
1912:Eaton 1974
1820:References
1763:DVD: Decca
1717:Cat: 4239
1692:José Bros,
1682:Cat: 4239
1647:Anna Moffo
1633:Conductor,
1343:Ján Gallo
1063:media help
960:Recordings
636:Voice type
508:Jenny Lind
406:Sonnambula
119:1831-03-06
73:Librettist
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2646:Bel canto
2618:Namesakes
2500:Il pirata
2395:O. Ditson
2214:, (ed.),
1472:José Bros
1448:Amsterdam
1377:John Aler
1090:Conductor
1019:Anna Case
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529:bel canto
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1173:La Scala
1087:Teresa)
747:Synopsis
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695:soprano
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436:pastoral
351:La Scala
200:scenario
192:libretto
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111:Premiere
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