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Maria Callas - Bellini: Norma (1961/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

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Maria Callas - Bellini: Norma (1961/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Maria Callas - Bellini: Norma (1961) [Remastered 2014]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 161:32 minutes | 3,32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklets

Callas first sang Bellini's Norma in 1948, when she was just 25. She went on to perform the role of the heroic, but vulnerable Druid priestess -the ultimate embodiment of bel canto - more frequently than any other. In this second studio recording her conductor was again Tullio Serafin (he originally tutored her in the role in 1948), and the venue was again La Scala - where the opera was premiered in 1831. By 1960, Callas brought a wealth of new nuance to her interpretation, and she is aptly partnered by the creamy-voiced Christa Ludwig (in a rare recording of an Italian role) and the towering Franco Corelli.

This 1960 Normo represents Maria Callas's final complete documented version of her signature role. Seven recordings of the opera exist with Callas (1950-60), plus numerous snippets and scenes captured between 1949 and 1965. With 89 performances, Norma is Callas's most performed part; certainly no other 20th-century diva is more closely associated with the role, and no one since has even remotely eclipsed Callas in the perception of opera lovers.
It was Callas's mentor, Tullio Serafin, who understood the potential of her voice, temperament and musicality in terms of this iconic role, selecting her for performances in Florence in 1948, teaching her the role himself. At this time, Callas was singing Turandot, Aida and Isolde. And while dramatic sopranos who sang that sort of repertoire sometimes took a stab at Norma, it was never with Callas's bel canto acumen. Her understanding of the drama as expressed through Bellini's vocal line, her dazzling coloratura - unheard-of at the time in big voices - combined with her unique ability as a physical and vocal actress to set her Norma apart from, quite literally, all others. Eventually, the role served for her operatic debut in Mexico City, London, New York and Paris.
The advent of stereo inspired a 'remake' of Norma with Callas, whose 1954 recording was already a classic. Urgency came in several forms: the Callas/Onassis affair, which had transferred the soprano's passion for work to one for living (her performances in 1960, preceding this recording, amounted to a total of two Normas in Greece); statements about imminent retirement; and the toll the diva's committed singing had taken on a once-indomitable voice.
While there is no doubt top notes are steadier on the earlier Norma, coloratura easier, piano singing freer, this Norma offers a deeper, more introspective reading of the role, and more than its share of gorgeous singing - from Callas, and a superior supporting cast. Countless moments, too numerous to catalogue here, raise this Callas Norma to the level of genius. From a haunting 'Casta Diva' to a final scene of incomparable grandeur and sweep, in every startlingly brilliant detail, Callas is Norma.

Tracklist:

01 - Overture
02 - Act 1 : "Ite sul colle… Dell aura tua profetica" (Oroveso, Chorus)
03 - Act 1 : "Svanir le voci!" (Pollione, Flavio)
04 - Act 1 : "Meco all'altar di Venere" (Pollione)
05 - Act 1 : "Odi?… I suoi riti a compiere" (Flavio, Chorus, Pollione)
06 - Act 1 : "Me protegge, me difende un poter maggior di loro" (Pollione)
07 - Act 1 : "Norma viene" (Chorus)
08 - Act 1 : "Sediziose voci" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
09 - Act 1 : "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
10 - Act 1 : "Fine al rito e il sacro bosco" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
11 - Act 1 : "Ah! bello a me ritorna" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
12 - Act 1 : "Sgombra è la sacra selva" (Adalgisa)
13 - Act 1 : "Eccola! Va, mi lascia ragion non odo" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
14 - Act 1 : "Va, crudele, al Dio spietato" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
15 - Act 1 : "Vieni in Roma" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
16 - Act 1 : "Vanne, e li cela entrambi" (Norma, Clotilde)
17 - Act 1 : "Adalgisa!…Alma costanza" (Norma, Adalgisa)
18 - Act 1 : "Oh! rimembranza!" (Norma, Adalgisa)
19 - Act 1 : "Ah! si! fa core e abbracciami" (Norma, Adalgisa)
20 - Act 1 : "Ma di'…l'amato giovane?" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
21 - Act 1 : "Oh! di qual sei tu vittima" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
22 - Act 1 : "Perfido!…Or basti" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
23 - Act 1 : "Vanne, sì: mi lascia, indegno" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione, Chorus)
24 - Act 2 : Introduction
25 - Act 2 : "Dormono entrambi" (Norma)
26 - Act 2 : "Olà! Clotilde!" (Norma, Clotilde)
27 - Act 2 : "Me chiami, o Norma!" (Adalgisa, Norma)
28 - Act 2 : "Deh! con te li prendi" (Norma, Adalgisa)
29 - Act 2 : "Mira, o Norma" (Norma, Adalgisa)
30 - Act 2 : "Cedi! … deh! cedi!" (Adalgisa, Norma)
31 - Act 2 : "Si, fino all'ore estreme" (Norma, Adalgisa)
32 - Act 2 : "Non parti?" (Chorus)
33 - Act 2 : "Guerrieri! a voi venire" (Oroveso, Chorus)
34 - Act 2 : "Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno" (Oroveso, Chorus)
35 - Act 2 : "Ei tornerà. Sì!" (Norma, Clotilde)
36 - Act 2 : "Sguilla il bronzo del Dio!" (Chorus, Oroveso, Norma)
37 - Act 2 : "Guerra, guerra!" (Oroveso, Chorus, Norma)
38 - Act 2 : "Né compi il rito, o Norma?" (Oroveso, Norma, Clotilde, Chorus, Pollione)
39 - Act 2 : "In mia man alfin tu sei" (Norma, Pollione)
40 - Act 2 : "Già mi pasco ne' tuoi sguardie" (Norma, Pollione)
41 - Act 2 : "Dammi quel ferro" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
42 - Act 2 : "Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
43 - Act 2 : "Norma! … deh! Norma, scòlpati!" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
44 - Act 2 : "Deh! non volerli vittime" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)

Libretto: Felice Romani.
Recorded: September 5-12, 1960 at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy.
Newly Remastered from the Original Master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, London, U.K.

Performers:
Maria Callas (Norma)
Christa Ludwig (Adalgisa)
Franco Corelli (Pollione)
Nicola Zaccaria (Oroveso)
Edda Vincenzi (Clotilde)
Piero De Palma (Flavio)

Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan. Conducted by Tullio Serafin. Chorus master: Norberto Mola.

Analyzed: Christa Ludwig, Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (1-2)
Christa Ludwig, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano,Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (3)
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (4-6)
Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano,Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (7-9)
Franco Corelli, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (10-11)
Franco Corelli, Piero de Palma, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (12)
Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (13)
Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano,. Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (14-16)
Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (17-22)
Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (23)
Maria Callas, Edda Vincenzi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (24-26)
Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Noberto Mola, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (27)
Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (28-29)
Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria, Piero de Palma, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Noberto Mola, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (30)
Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (31-32)
Maria Callas, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (33-35)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (36)
Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Noberto Mola, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (37)
Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (38-39)
Nicola Zaccaria, Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (40)
Nicola Zaccaria, Maria Callas, Edda Vincenzi, Franco Corelli, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (41)
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (42-43)
Piero de Palma, Franco Corelli, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin / Norma (1960) (44)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -6.04 dB -22.76 dB 2:49 27-Act 2 : "Me chiami, o Norma!" (Adalgisa, Norma)
DR11 -3.70 dB -20.53 dB 1:09 30-Act 2 : "Cedi! … deh! cedi!" (Adalgisa, Norma)
DR13 -4.55 dB -26.38 dB 6:34 12-Act 1 : "Sgombra è la sacra selva" (Adalgisa)
DR9 -0.71 dB -14.14 dB 4:22 07-Act 1 : "Norma viene" (Chorus)
DR14 -3.37 dB -24.35 dB 5:15 32-Act 2 : "Non parti?" (Chorus)
DR10 -0.26 dB -15.39 dB 2:07 37-Act 2 : "Guerra, guerra!" (Oroveso, Chorus, Norma)
DR12 -4.97 dB -21.99 dB 1:48 13-Act 1 : "Eccola! Va, mi lascia ragion non odo" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
DR11 -2.83 dB -19.84 dB 5:39 14-Act 1 : "Va, crudele, al Dio spietato" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
DR11 -1.56 dB -18.69 dB 3:51 15-Act 1 : "Vieni in Roma" (Pollione, Adalgisa)
DR10 -4.17 dB -19.10 dB 2:50 04-Act 1 : "Meco all'altar di Venere" (Pollione)
DR9 -1.37 dB -15.62 dB 1:38 06-Act 1 : "Me protegge, me difende un poter maggior di loro" (Pollione)
DR14 -3.51 dB -23.99 dB 3:11 03-Act 1 : "Svanir le voci!" (Pollione, Flavio)
DR9 -0.03 dB -14.49 dB 2:49 23-Act 1 : "Vanne, sì: mi lascia, indegno" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione, Chorus)
DR10 -1.06 dB -17.15 dB 3:07 20-Act 1 : "Ma di'…l'amato giovane?" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
DR10 -0.95 dB -16.85 dB 4:16 21-Act 1 : "Oh! di qual sei tu vittima" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
DR11 -2.80 dB -18.33 dB 1:27 22-Act 1 : "Perfido!…Or basti" (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione)
DR12 -4.27 dB -23.77 dB 3:38 17-Act 1 : "Adalgisa!…Alma costanza" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR9 -3.26 dB -17.84 dB 5:18 18-Act 1 : "Oh! rimembranza!" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR8 -1.96 dB -15.05 dB 3:03 19-Act 1 : "Ah! si! fa core e abbracciami" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR11 -3.19 dB -20.11 dB 4:27 28-Act 2 : "Deh! con te li prendi" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR12 -2.43 dB -22.71 dB 4:15 29-Act 2 : "Mira, o Norma" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR10 -1.39 dB -16.76 dB 2:11 31-Act 2 : "Si, fino all'ore estreme" (Norma, Adalgisa)
DR10 -2.61 dB -18.66 dB 7:00 09-Act 1 : "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
DR13 -2.14 dB -21.86 dB 4:28 16-Act 1 : "Vanne, e li cela entrambi" (Norma, Clotilde)
DR8 -6.71 dB -21.88 dB 0:50 26-Act 2 : "Olà! Clotilde!" (Norma, Clotilde)
DR13 -1.99 dB -20.92 dB 4:05 35-Act 2 : "Ei tornerà. Sì!" (Norma, Clotilde)
DR11 -0.70 dB -17.79 dB 3:26 41-Act 2 : "Dammi quel ferro" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
DR11 -1.89 dB -19.98 dB 2:40 43-Act 2 : "Norma! … deh! Norma, scòlpati!" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
DR8 -1.54 dB -14.95 dB 4:46 44-Act 2 : "Deh! non volerli vittime" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
DR10 -2.45 dB -18.14 dB 5:04 42-Act 2 : "Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti" (Chorus, Norma, Pollione, Oroveso)
DR11 -1.68 dB -17.85 dB 5:43 39-Act 2 : "In mia man alfin tu sei" (Norma, Pollione)
DR8 -0.69 dB -14.53 dB 1:44 40-Act 2 : "Già mi pasco ne' tuoi sguardie" (Norma, Pollione)
DR10 -2.94 dB -19.02 dB 4:30 08-Act 1 : "Sediziose voci" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
DR9 -1.80 dB -17.66 dB 1:41 10-Act 1 : "Fine al rito e il sacro bosco" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
DR9 -0.20 dB -15.60 dB 3:21 11-Act 1 : "Ah! bello a me ritorna" (Norma, Oroveso, Chorus)
DR12 -5.41 dB -23.26 dB 4:55 25-Act 2 : "Dormono entrambi" (Norma)
DR13 -2.22 dB -20.17 dB 9:37 02-Act 1 : "Ite sul colle… Dell aura tua profetica" (Oroveso, Chorus)
DR12 -3.81 dB -21.34 dB 1:56 33-Act 2 : "Guerrieri! a voi venire" (Oroveso, Chorus)
DR13 -3.27 dB -23.56 dB 3:03 34-Act 2 : "Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno" (Oroveso, Chorus)
DR9 -2.18 dB -15.68 dB 1:47 36-Act 2 : "Sguilla il bronzo del Dio!" (Chorus, Oroveso, Norma)
DR13 -1.04 dB -19.74 dB 4:06 38-Act 2 : "Né compi il rito, o Norma?" (Oroveso, Norma, Clotilde, Chorus, Pollione)
DR11 -1.90 dB -18.53 dB 5:38 01-Overture
DR15 -5.22 dB -27.55 dB 3:49 24-Act 2 : Introduction
DR12 -3.78 dB -21.26 dB 1:38 05-Act 1 : "Odi?… I suoi riti a compiere" (Flavio, Chorus, Pollione)
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Number of tracks: 44
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2834 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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