Norma

With Maria Callas near or at her vocal and dramatic peak, and Giulietta Simionato and Mario del Monaco added to the mix, one has little if any room for improvement in the casting of Vincenzo Bellinis dramatic masterpiece, Norma. Now returned to the active catalog, this July 1955 live performance from the famed La Scala, Milan with a sympathetic Antonino Votti conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, offers a direct transfer from the master tapes.