Experience the legendary Maria Callas in her iconic role as Norma, the Druid priestess, in Vincenzo Bellini's masterful opera "Norma." This live remastered album captures Callas' electrifying performance from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on November 18, 1952. With a runtime of over two hours, this comprehensive recording features all 44 tracks from the opera, showcasing Callas' extraordinary vocal range and dramatic prowess.
Bellini's "Norma" is a tale of love, betrayal, and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of ancient Gaul. Callas' powerful and nuanced portrayal of Norma, alongside a stellar supporting cast, brings the opera's complex characters and intricate plot to life. The album's remastered sound quality ensures that every note and nuance of Callas' performance is crystal clear, allowing listeners to fully appreciate her artistry.
This album is a testament to Callas' enduring legacy as one of the greatest opera singers of all time. Her performance in "Norma" is a prime example of her ability to captivate audiences with her powerful voice and dramatic intensity. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this live recording of "Norma" is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Tracks
Bellini: Norma: Sinfonia to Act 1 (Live)Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Ite sul colle ... Dell'aura tua profetica" (Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Svanir le voci!" (Pollione, Flavio) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Paul Asciak, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Meco all'altar di Venere" (Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Odi? ... I suoi riti a compiere" (Flavio, Chorus, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Paul Asciak, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Me protegge, me difende" (Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Norma viene" (Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Sediziose voci" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta Diva" (Norma, Chorus, Oroveso) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Fine al rito, e il sacro bosco" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Ah! bello a me ritorna" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Sgombra è la sacra selva" (Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Eccola - va, mi lascia" (Pollione, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Va, crudele" (Pollione, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Vieni in Roma" (Pollione, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Vanne, e li cela entrambi" (Norma, Clotilde) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Adalgisa! ... Alma, costanza" (Norma, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Oh, rimembranza!" (Norma, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Ah sì, fa core, abbracciami" (Norma, Adalgisa) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Ma di '... l'amato giovine" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Oh, di qual sei tu vittima" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Perfido! ... Or basti!" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Vanne, sì, mi lascia, indegno" (Norma, Pollione, Adalgisa, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: Introduction (Live)Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Dormono entrambi!" (Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Olà! Clotilde!" (Norma, Clotilde) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Mi chiami, o Norma?" (Adalgisa, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Deh! con te, con te li prendi" (Adalgisa, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Mira, o Norma" (Adalgisa, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Cedi ... deh cedi!" (Adalgisa, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Sì, fino all'ore estreme" (Adalgisa, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Non partì?" (Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Guerrieri! a voi venirne" (Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno" (Oroveso, Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Ei tornerà. Sì!" (Norma, Clotilde) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Squilla il bronzo del Dio!" (Chorus, Oroveso, Norma) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Guerra! guerra!" (Chorus) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Né compi il rito, o Norma?" (Oroveso, Norma, Clotilde, Chorus, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Dame Joan Sutherland, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "In mia man alfin tu sei" (Norma, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Già mi pasco ne' tuoi sguardi" (Norma, Pollione) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Dammi quel ferro!" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Qual cor tradisti" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Norma! deh! Norma, scòlpati!" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Deh! Non volerli vittime" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso) [Live]Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Callas, Giacomo Vaghi, Mirto Picchi, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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