''Norma, or A Politician's Love'' (

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

:''Norma eller En Politikers Kjærlighed'') is an eight-page drama written as an opera parody by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

. It is influenced by

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giu ...

's opera ''

Norma Norma may refer to: * Norma (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Astronomy *Norma (constellation) * 555 Norma, a minor asteroid *Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Geography *Norma, Lazi ...

'', which Ibsen saw in 1851, but the characters are contemporary politicians. The play was first printed anonymously in the satirical magazine '' Andhrimner'' in 1851. The first book edition came in 1909, and the first performance of the play was at a student theatre in Trondheim 1994.

List of characters

*Norma *Adalgisa *Severus *Ariovist *Norma and Severus' two sons *Druids (chorus of men and women)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norma Plays by Henrik Ibsen 1851 plays Works originally published in Norwegian magazines