by Vincenzo Bellini, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Samuel Ramey · Decca Music Group Ltd. · CD · EAN 0028941447623
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«Norma» is Vincenzo Bellini's opera, featuring Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé and Samuel Ramey, released by Decca in 1988 in a 3-CD box set.
Complete recording of Bellini's romantic opera, premiered in 1831 at La Scala, Milan. The story centres on Norma, a Druid priestess torn between her love for the Roman proconsul Pollione and her duty to her people. The cast combines great bel canto voices with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Richard Bonynge. Includes scenes from Act I and Act II across three discs, with a total running time of 148 minutes. Caballé's role as Adalgisa and Pavarotti's as Pollione stand out in this 1988 recording.
1988 Decca edition, catalogue number 414 476-2. Slipcase with 3 CDs (DDD), total duration 148:29. Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall.
For opera and classical bel canto enthusiasts, particularly fans of the great voices of Sutherland, Caballé and Pavarotti.
