Maria Callas
Cinema Metropol, Milano 03 May 1954
Studio Remastered 2014
3CD 0825646341115 - DIGITAL

Bellini: Norma

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Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano

Tullio Serafin

This is the first of Callas’s two complete recordings of her signature role, the druid priestess Norma, in which she has remained unrivalled for 50 years. It captures her voice in its imposing early prime, while in the two famous duets for Norma and Adalgisa she is partnered by Ebe Stignani, generally considered the greatest Italian mezzo-soprano of her era. The conductor is Callas’s mentor Tullio Serafin.

Bellini: Norma

Norma: Maria Callas
Pollione: Mario Filippeschi
Adalgisa: Ebe Stignani
Oroveso: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Flavio: Paolo Caroli
Clotilde: Rina Cavallari