Bellini: Norma
Maria Callas (Norma), Mario Filippeschi (Pollione), Ebe Stignani (Adalgisa), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Oroveso), Paolo Caroli (Flavio), Rina Cavallari (Clotilde)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin
Bellini: Norma
Maria Callas (Norma), Mario Filippeschi (Pollione), Ebe Stignani (Adalgisa), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Oroveso), Paolo Caroli (Flavio), Rina Cavallari (Clotilde)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin
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Awards:
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice (mono)
About
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.
Contents and tracklist
- Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Vittore Veneziani (director), Mario Filippeschi (tenor), Paolo Caroli (tenor), Dino Olivieri (director), Maria Callas (soprano), Ebe Stignani (mezzo-soprano), Rina Cavallari (soprano)
- Teatro alla Scala, Vittore Veneziani
- Tullio Serafin