Norma discography

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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.

More information Year, Cast:(Norma,Pollione,Adalgisa, Oroveso) ...
Year Cast:
(Norma,
Pollione,
Adalgisa,
Oroveso)		 Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra
(Recording/production details)		 Label
1937Gina Cigna,
Giovanni Martinelli,
Bruna Castagna,
Ezio Pinza		Ettore Panizza,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Live broadcast, 20 February 1937, Metropolitan Opera House)		CD: Metropolitan Opera[1]
1937Gina Cigna,
Giovanni Breviario,
Ebe Stignani,
Tancredi Pasero		Vittorio Gui,
Orchestra and Chorus of the EIAR Torino		CD: Premiere Opera
Cat: CDNO 322-2
1944Zinka Milanov,
Frederick Jagel,
Jennie Tourel,
Norman Cordon		Cesare Sodero,
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
(Live broadcast, Metropolitan Opera House, 30 December 1944)[2]		CD: Myto
Cat: 2 MCD 954.137
1952Maria Callas,
Mirto Picchi,
Ebe Stignani,
Giacomo Vaghi,
Clotilde: Joan Sutherland		Vittorio Gui,
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
(Recorded live, 8 November 1952)[3]		CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 562 668-2
1954Maria Callas,
Mario Filippeschi,
Ebe Stignani
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni		Tullio Serafin,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala,
(Studio recording, 23 April – 3 May 1954)[4]		LP: Columbia
Cat: 33CX 1179-81
CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 586 8342
1955Maria Callas,
Mario del Monaco,
Ebe Stignani,
Giuseppe Modesti		Tullio Serafin,
Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI Rome
(Concert performance, Rome RAI, 29 June 1955)[5]		CD: Myto
Cat: 00140
1955Maria Callas,
Mario del Monaco,
Giulietta Simionato,
Nicola Zaccaria		Antonino Votto,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
(Recorded live, 7 December 1955)[6]		CD: Myto
Cat: MCD 00153
1960Maria Callas,
Franco Corelli,
Christa Ludwig,
Nicola Zaccaria		Tullio Serafin,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
(Studio recording, 5–12 September 1960)[7]		CD: EMI Classics
Cat: CMS 5 66428-2
1964Joan Sutherland,
John Alexander,
Marilyn Horne,
Richard Cross		Richard Bonynge,
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus,
(Studio recording)		LP: RCA Victor
Cat: LSC-6166
CD: Decca
Cat: 475 7902;
000717202 (USA)
1964Leyla Gencer,
Bruno Prevedi,
Adriana Lazzarini,
William Wildermann		Bruno Bartoletti,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón		CD: live-rare-opera
Cat: Not given
1967Elena Souliotis,
Mario del Monaco,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Carlo Cava		Silvio Varviso,
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia		CD: London
Cat: POCL 3824-5
1972Montserrat Caballé,
Plácido Domingo,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Ruggero Raimondi		Carlo Felice Cillario,
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus		LP: RCA Red Seal
Cat: LSC-6202
CD: RCA Red Seal
Cat: 88875073482
1973Montserrat Caballé,
Carlo Cossutta,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Giorgio Tozzi		Carlo Felice Cillario,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Recorded live, 17 February 1973)		Streaming audio:
Met Opera on Demand[8]
1973Beverly Sills,
Enrico Di Giuseppe,
Shirley Verrett,
Paul Plishka		James Levine,
New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir		LP: ABC
Cat: ATS-20017
CD: DGG
Cat: 477 8186
1974Montserrat Caballé,
Jon Vickers,
Josephine Veasey
Agostino Ferrin		Giuseppe Patanè,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino,
(Recorded live, 27 July, Théâtre antique d'Orange, Orange Festival)		 CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD 1140;
DVD: VAI[9]
Cat: 4229
1979Renata Scotto,
Giuseppe Giacomini,
Tatiana Troyanos,
Paul Plishka		James Levine,
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus		CD: Sony
Cat: 88697446182
1981Joan Sutherland,
Francisco Ortiz,
Tatiana Troyanos,
Justino Diaz		Richard Bonynge,
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and Chorus		DVD: VAI
Cat: DVDVAI 4202
1984Joan Sutherland,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Montserrat Caballé,
Samuel Ramey		Richard Bonynge,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera		CD: London
Cat: POCL 2891-3
1986Maria Bieșu,
Gegam Grigoryan,
Ludmila Nam
Georgi Seleznev		Mark Ermler,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre		CD: Melodiya
Cat: MCD 160
1994Jane Eaglen,
Vincenzo La Scola,
Eva Mei,
Dmitri Kavrakos		Riccardo Muti,
Orchestra and chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
(Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, VII 1994)		CD: EMI
Cat: B008L41Z0Q
2001June Anderson,
Shin Young Hoon,
Daniela Barcellona,
Ildar Abdrazakov		Fabio Biondi,
Europa Galante, Verdi Festival Chorus
(Recorded live, March 2001, Teatro Regio, Parma)		 DVD: TDK
Cat: DV ONOR
2005Dimitra Theodossiou,
Carlo Ventre,
Nidia Palacios,
Riccardo Zanellato		Giuliano Carella,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania)
(Recorded live, June)		 DVD: Dynamic
Cat: 33493[10]
2007Dimitra Theodossiou,
Carlo Ventre,
Daniela Barcellona,
Simon Orfila		Paolo Arrivabeni,
Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche,
Coro Lirico Marchigiano "Vincenzo Bellini"
(Recorded live, August 2007, Sferisterio Opera Festival, Macerata)		 DVD: Dynamic[11]
Cat: 33561
2013Cecilia Bartoli,
John Osborn,
Sumi Jo
Michele Pertusi		Giovanni Antonini,
Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich
(playing on period instruments)		CD: Decca
Cat: 0289 478 3517 2[12]
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[13]
Cat:737208
2016Sonya Yoncheva,
Joseph Calleja,
Sonia Ganassi,
Brindley Sherratt		 Antonio Pappano,
The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus
(Àlex Ollé, stage director; recorded live, 26 September 2016)		 HD video:
Royal Opera Stream[14]
Blu-ray/DVD: Opus Arte[15]
Cat:OA1247D
2017 Sondra Radvanovsky,
Joseph Calleja,
Joyce DiDonato,
Matthew Rose		 Carlo Rizzi,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(David McVicar, production; recorded live, 7 October 2017)		HD video:
Met Opera on Demand[16]
Blu-ray/DVD: Erato[17]
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: AB 20041
2025 Asmik Grigorian,
Freddie De Tommaso,
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Tareq Nazmi		 Francesco Lanzillotta,
Theater an der Wien, Wiener Symphoniker, Vienna
(Stage director: Vasily Barkhatov; recorded live, 23 February)		 Streaming video: Arte[18]
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