| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 9-Mar-2013 Kennedy Center: Opera House | Unrealized potential: Angela Meade debuts in Norma at the Washington National Opera |
 The title role of Bellini’s Norma is one of the most challenging roles in the female repertory. It has been called the most profound portrayal of womanhood in all of opera. It demands a dramatic coloratura soprano with immense vocal power, rare agility, a wide dynamic range, a broad palette of vocal coloration, and instinctive theatricality. Every vocal embellishment, every feat of vocal pyrotechnics must be made to convey dramatic meaning. Bel canto finesse must unite with romantic passion.
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| 28-Jan-2012 Leeds Grand Theatre | Opera North present a beautiful, powerful new production of Bellini's Norma |
 Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece Norma was once a staple of the operatic stage, performed by great sopranos such as Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland on a regular basis. Nowadays, despite containing one of the most famous arias of all time, it is performed less frequently. Opera North last staged the work in 1986, but following their recent success with Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi, have mounted a new production starring Dutch soprano Annemarie Kremer.
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| 3-Jul-2009 Grange Park Opera, Northington | Bellini's Norma at Grange Park Opera Festival |
| Back in the 1950s and 60s, Vincenzo Bellini's Norma was one of the standards of the repertoire, putting in regular appearances at the world's top opera houses. It was a staple role for Maria Callas, who performed the opera 89 times. But Norma (and indeed the rest of Bellini's work) seems to have fallen out of favour in recent years: performances are rare compared to the blanket coverage of the best known Verdi and Puccini operas.
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