Norma discography

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
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
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 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
1960	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 CD: RCA Victor Cat: 6502-2 RG
1973	Beverly Sills, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Shirley Verrett, Paul Plishka	James Levine, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir	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 Cat: 4229
1979	Renata Scotto, Giuseppe Giacomini, Tatiana Troyanos, Paul Plishka	James Levine, National Philarmonic 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
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 di Tradizione, 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

Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.

References

Sources

• Recordings of Norma on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk