Bette was just looking Helena on the eye. Her eyes were clear, crystal clear and Bette understood pretty well what Helena was feeling. Helena, said caressing her soft face, she was about to say to her that there was nothing to worry about but she found herself giving Helena a kiss. Helena moaned when she felt the kiss, it was soft, loving, tender,… but the most important thing it was a kiss that gave Helena the strength to go on with the date. Helena kissed Bette back and when the kiss broke both women were smiling. Thanks Bette. Bette’s smile grew up It was my pleasure… believe me…

The beginning of the date had been a complete success. Both women felt much more comfortable than what they expected to be. The first sight hadn’t been easy but it was a thing of seconds. As soon as the first words of greeting were said the fear disappeared and they felt comfortable.

During the small distance that lead them to the opera they seated in the limousine speaking about how wonderful the night was and about what both expected of the opera.

Bette confessed to Helena that she was really feeling some kind of excitement about “Norma”. I have to admit that I’ve been doing some research about this opera and about everything around it.

Show me, Bette. Said Helena in a playful way that said much more than what it seemed.

Bette laughed Let’s say. About Vincezo Bellini. He was a prodigy child from a highly musical family and legend said that he could sing an air of Fiovaranti at eighteen months, that he began studying music theory at two and piano at three, and by the age of five could, apparently, play well. About Norma. Norma is a tragedia lirica in two acts. The title role is generally considered one of the most difficult in the soprano repertoire. Maria Callas was the most famous Norma of the post-war period; she performed it 89 times and made official recordings in 1954 and 1960. In the first act Norma had had two children with the proconsul of Rome, but he is in love with a virgin. The innocent virgin without knowing tells Norma about her love with her hubby the proconsul and Norma, as any other woman in the world, curses them. In the second act Norma is thinking about killing her children though she decided to let them with the virgin, nice, uh?… then Norma, the happy hubby and some elves, or druids or whoever have some fun in a pyre just like in Salem few years later… What do your think? Oh, I’ve almost forget it… the most famous air is “CASTA DIVA” Bette looked at Helena who was astonished looking at her.