Bellini: Norma - Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Bellini Vincenzo : Norma
Opera in two acts
Callas Maria, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano

Norma : Maria Callas
Pollione : Franco Corelli
Adalgisa : Christa Ludwig
Oroveso : Nicola Zaccaria
Flavio : Piero de Palma
Clotilde : Edda Vincenzi
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master: Norberto Mola

Conducted by: Tullio Serafin

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.
Maria Callas

Cecilia Bartoli (Time-magazine/Edition: Europe Vol. 168, No. 21):
Maria Callas remains an icon with an instantly recognizable voice... ..Since her time, every female opera singer has been measured against this powerful role model... ..Callas modernized our metier. Her life was a tireless creative search. ..She was one of the first to recognize the importance of being an actress as well as a singer, and was uncompromising in her belief that, in order to achieve a complete dramatic performance, all aspects of the operatic genre require equal attention. She was a pioneer in restoring forgotten repertoire and in exploring new ways of musical interpretation. To this day, I find that many of her exemplary recordings are astounding.

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