Was Opera Rara justified in reviving Bellini’s first opera? Oh yes

Daniela Barcellona was excellent as Nelly

Bellini wrote this, his first opera, in 1824 while a student at the Naples Conservatory

Opera Rara unearths a naive Bellini gem at the Barbican

Adelson e Salvini certainly does not lack dramatic incident

Opera Rara had assembled a fine cast for the lesser-known work

A curious and uneven Bellini rarity, beautifully performed

A dispiriting evening

Where Bellini started: Opera Rara's Adelson e Salvini