Bellini: Norma - Callas, Corelli, Ludwig, Zaccaria, de Palma, Vicenci, Serafin (1960) [Subtitles]

This 1960 Norma represents Maria Callas’s final complete documented version of her signature role. Seven recordings of the opera exist with Callas (1950-60), plus numerous snippets and scenes captured between 1949 and 1965. With 89 performances, Norma is Callas’s most performed part; certainly no other 20th-century diva is more closely associated with the role, and no one since has even remotely eclipsed Callas in the perception of opera lovers. Countless moments, too numerous to catalogue here, raise this Callas Norma to the level of genius. From a haunting ‘Casta Diva’ to a final scene of incomparable grandeur and sweep, in every startlingly brilliant detail, Callas is Norma. Vincenzo Bellini 1801-1835 Norma Opera in two acts · Libretto: Felice Romani CALLAS CORELLI LUDWIG ZACCARIA Flavio................................................ PIERO DE PALMA VINCENZI Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano Chorus master: Norberto Mola Tullio Serafin Recorded: 5–, Teatro alla Scala, Milan (STEREO) · Recorded in cooperation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek · Balance engineer: Robert Gooch Remastered in 2014 from the original tapes at Abbey Road