Seattle Opera’s only presentation of this Bellini rarity was planned by Glynn Ross but produced by Speight Jenkins. Ross had programmed the opera especially for soprano Luciana Serra, but she did not appear as planned; the Aminas were Terry Reid and Mary Logan Hastings.

Abram Morales (Elvino) and Terry Reid (Amina)in Bellini’s La Sonnambula, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Terry Reid (Amina) in Bellini’s La Sonnambula, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Bellini’s La Sonnambula, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Lisa Griffith (Lisa) in Bellini’s La Sonnambula, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Bellini’s La Sonnambula, 1983. © Chris Bennion