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This is a reissue of Maria Callas' first Norma at Covent Garden. In fact, it was her first production of any opera there, one that marked the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship. As you would expect from a live recording made in 1952, the sound is not spectacular, but it is better than many from that era, and the performance is worth putting up with the noise. Norma was a signature role for Callas, and for good reason. She knew how to make bel canto work, how to find the essential and elusive balance between music and drama; every phrase is filled with pathos, but that pathos is communicated primarily through line and color -- very rarely through obvious emoting. Since she was still near the beginning of her international career, the freshness of her voice is still intact. This performance also features the legendary Ebe Stignani in the role of Adalgisa (one of her best), and the lesser-known but terrific Mirto Picchi and Giacomo Vaghi as Pollione and Oroveso, respectively. And, for the "before they were famous" file, listeners can find a young Joan Sutherland singing Clotilde -- ably, but not yet with the vocal presence that would mark her mature career. The package comes with a complete libretto and excellent notes.
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Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Asciak, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Asciak, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Felice Romani, Poet - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer - Maria Callas, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus - Felice Romani, Poet - Giacomo Vaghi, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Vittorio Gui, Conductor - Mirto Picchi, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
This is a reissue of Maria Callas' first Norma at Covent Garden. In fact, it was her first production of any opera there, one that marked the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship. As you would expect from a live recording made in 1952, the sound is not spectacular, but it is better than many from that era, and the performance is worth putting up with the noise. Norma was a signature role for Callas, and for good reason. She knew how to make bel canto work, how to find the essential and elusive balance between music and drama; every phrase is filled with pathos, but that pathos is communicated primarily through line and color -- very rarely through obvious emoting. Since she was still near the beginning of her international career, the freshness of her voice is still intact. This performance also features the legendary Ebe Stignani in the role of Adalgisa (one of her best), and the lesser-known but terrific Mirto Picchi and Giacomo Vaghi as Pollione and Oroveso, respectively. And, for the "before they were famous" file, listeners can find a young Joan Sutherland singing Clotilde -- ably, but not yet with the vocal presence that would mark her mature career. The package comes with a complete libretto and excellent notes.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
- Total length: 02:29:20
- Main artists: Maria Callas
- Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical Opera
© 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Digital Remastering Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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