Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Vincenzo Bellini's masterpiece "Norma" with this exceptional live recording featuring the legendary Maria Callas. Released on Warner Classics, this remastered album captures the essence of a live performance, offering an intimate and authentic experience of Bellini's opera.
Spanning a captivating 2 hours and 29 minutes, this album is a testament to Callas's unparalleled vocal prowess and dramatic intensity. The tracklist includes the full opera, from the stirring "Sinfonia to Act 1" to the powerful finale, allowing you to follow the dramatic arc of Norma's story. Highlights include the iconic "Casta Diva," showcasing Callas's ethereal soprano, and the intense duet "In mia man alfin tu sei," demonstrating her ability to convey deep emotion through her voice.
Bellini's "Norma" is a cornerstone of the bel canto repertoire, known for its lush melodies and complex characters. This live recording brings the opera to life, with Callas's performance at the heart of it. The album is a must-listen for opera enthusiasts and those looking to explore the genre's most celebrated works. Experience the magic of Callas and the grandeur of Bellini's "Norma" in this remarkable live remastered recording.
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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