This is a list of recordings of Norma , a two-act opera by Vincenzo Bellini with an Italian-language libretto by Felice Romani. It was first performed on 26 December 1831, at La Scala in Milan.
Year | Cast: (Norma, Pollione, Adalgisa, Oroveso) | Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra | Label |
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1937 | Gina Cigna, Giovanni Breviario, Ebe Stignani, Tancredi Pasero | Vittorio Gui, Orchestra e Coro dell'EIAR di Torino | Audio CD: Premiere Opera Ltd. Cat: CDNO 322-2 |
1944 | Zinka Milanov, Frederick Jagel, Jennie Tourel, Norman Cordon | Cesare Sodero, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra Live recording - New York 30 December 1944 | Audio CD: Myto Cat: 2 MCD 954.137 |
1952 | Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, Giacomo Vaghi | Vittorio Gui, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 562 668-2 |
1954 | Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani Nicola Rossi-Lemeni | Tullio Serafin, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Studio recording | Audio LPs: Columbia 33CX 1179-81 Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 586 8342 |
1955 | Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, Giuseppe Modesti | Tullio Serafin, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della Radiotelevisione Italiana Live recording - Rome RAI 29 June 1955 | Audio CD: Myto Cat: 00140 |
1955 | Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Giulietta Simionato, Nicola Zaccaria | Antonino Votto, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala | Audio CD: Myto Cat: MCD 00153 |
1961 | Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Nicola Zaccaria | Tullio Serafin, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: CMS 5 66428-2 |
1964 | Joan Sutherland, John Alexander, Marilyn Horne, Richard Cross | Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Studio recording | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 475 7902; 000717202 (USA) |
1964 | Leyla Gencer, Bruno Prevedi, Adriana Lazzarini, William Wildermann | Bruno Bartoletti, Orquesta y Coro Estables del Teatro Colon | Audio CD: live-rare-opera Cat: Not given |
1967 | Elena Souliotis, Mario del Monaco, Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Cava | Silvio Varviso, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | Audio CD: London Cat: POCL 3824-5 |
1972 | Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ruggero Raimondi | Carlo Felice Cillario, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus | Audio LP: RCA Red Seal Cat: LSC-6202 Audio CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: 88875073482 |
1973 | Beverly Sills, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Shirley Verrett, Paul Plishka | James Levine, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir | Audio LP: ABC Audio-Treasury Cat: ATS-20017 Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 477 8186 |
1974 | Montserrat Caballé, Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey Agostino Ferrin | Giuseppe Patanè, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino, (Audio and video recordings of a performance at the Théâtre antique d'Orange for the Orange Festival, 27 July) | Audio CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1140; DVD: VAI [1] Cat: 4229 |
1979 | Renata Scotto, Giuseppe Giacomini, Tatiana Troyanos, Paul Plishka | James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus | Audio CD: Sony Cat: 88697446182 |
1984 | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Samuel Ramey | Richard Bonynge, Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera | Audio CD: London Cat: POCL 2891-3 |
1986 | Maria Bieshu, Gegam Grigoryan, Ludmila Nam Georgi Seleznev | Mark Ermler, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre | Audio CD: Melodiya Cat: MCD 160 A & B & C |
1999 | Jane Eaglen, Vincenzo La Scola, Eva Mei, Dmitri Kavrakos | Riccardo Muti, Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | Audio CD: EMI Cat: B008L41Z0Q |
2001 | June Anderson, Shin Young Hoon, Daniela Barcellona, Ildar Abdrazakov | Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante Orchestra and the Coro del Verdi Festival di Busseto (Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio, Parma) | DVD: TDK Cat: DV ONOR |
2005 | Dimitra Theodossiou , Carlo Ventre, Nidia Palacios, Riccardo Zanellato | Giuliano Carella, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania) (Video recording of a performance, June) | DVD: Dynamic Cat: 33493 |
2007 | Dimitra Theodossiou, Carlo Ventre, Daniela Barcellona, Simon Orfila | Paolo Arrivabeni, Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche and the Coro Lirico Marchigiano "Vincenzo Bellini" (Video recording of a performance at the Sferisterio Opera Festival, Macerata, August) | DVD: Dynamic Cat: 33561 |
2013 | Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Sumi Jo Michele Pertusi | Giovanni Antonini, Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich (playing on period instruments) | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 0289 478 3517 2 |
2015 | Sondra Radvanovsky Gregory Kunde Ekaterina Gubanova Raymond Aceto | Renato Palumbo Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra and chorus Kevin Newbury, stage director; recorded live February 2015 | Blu-ray/DVD:C major [2] Cat:737208 |
2017 | Sonya Yoncheva Joseph Calleja Sonia Ganassi Brindley Sherratt | Antonio Pappano The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus Àlex Ollé, stage director | DVD:Opus Arte Cat:OA1247D |
2018 | Mariella Devia Stefan Pop Annalisa Stroppa Riccardo Fassi | Andrea Battistoni Teatro Carlo Felice orchestra and chorus Teatrialchemici, Luigi di Gangi and Ugo Giacomazzi, stage direction | DVD:Bongiovanni Cat: |
Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.
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