Teatro Nuovo continues its Bellini cycle with a lively ‘La Sonnambula’
By: COURTNEY SMITH | Published: 2025-07-24 15:20:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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Teresa Castillo starred as Amina, with Christopher Bozeka as Elvino, in Teatro Nuovo’s “La Sonnambula.”
Will Crutchfield produces his own brand of Italian bel canto through his unique performance ensemble, Teatro Nuovo. Its third opera season, July 19-24, featured a sprawling Shakespearean lyric drama, Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” (1847 version); and a compact work of grace and charm, Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Sonnambula.”
Both were presented in their rarely heard original versions, July 19-20 at The Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University and July 23-24 at New York City Center.
Led by general and artistic director Crutchfield, New York-based Teatro Nuovo is the only company in the world dedicated to mounting historically…
