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.
YearCast:
Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra
Label
1937Gina Cigna,
Giovanni Martinelli,
Bruna Castagna,
Ezio Pinza
Ettore Panizza,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
CD: Metropolitan Opera
1937Gina Cigna,
Giovanni Breviario,
Ebe Stignani,
Tancredi Pasero
Vittorio Gui,
Orchestra and Chorus of the EIAR Torino
CD: Premiere Opera
Cat: CDNO 322-2
1944Zinka Milanov,
Frederick Jagel,
Jennie Tourel,
Norman Cordon
Cesare Sodero,
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
CD: Myto
Cat: 2 MCD 954.137
1952Maria Callas,
Mirto Picchi,
Ebe Stignani,
Giacomo Vaghi,
Clotilde: Joan Sutherland
Vittorio Gui,
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 562 668-2
1954Maria Callas,
Mario Filippeschi,
Ebe Stignani
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Tullio Serafin,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala,
LP: Columbia
Cat: 33CX 1179-81
CD: EMI Classics
Cat: 586 8342
1955Maria Callas,
Mario del Monaco,
Ebe Stignani,
Giuseppe Modesti
Tullio Serafin,
Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI Rome
CD: Myto
Cat: 00140
1955Maria Callas,
Mario del Monaco,
Giulietta Simionato,
Nicola Zaccaria
Antonino Votto,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
CD: Myto
Cat: MCD 00153
1960Maria Callas,
Franco Corelli,
Christa Ludwig,
Nicola Zaccaria
Tullio Serafin,
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala
CD: EMI Classics
Cat: CMS 5 66428-2
1964Joan Sutherland,
John Alexander,
Marilyn Horne,
Richard Cross
Richard Bonynge,
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus,
LP: RCA Victor
Cat: LSC-6166
CD: Decca
Cat: 475 7902;
000717202
1964Leyla Gencer,
Bruno Prevedi,
Adriana Lazzarini,
William Wildermann
Bruno Bartoletti,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón
CD: live-rare-opera
Cat: Not given
1967Elena Souliotis,
Mario del Monaco,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Carlo Cava
Silvio Varviso,
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
CD: London
Cat: POCL 3824-5
1972Montserrat Caballé,
Plácido Domingo,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Ruggero Raimondi
Carlo Felice Cillario,
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
LP: RCA Red Seal
Cat: LSC-6202
CD: RCA Red Seal
Cat: 88875073482
1973Montserrat Caballé,
Carlo Cossutta,
Fiorenza Cossotto,
Giorgio Tozzi
Carlo Felice Cillario,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Streaming audio:
Met Opera on Demand
1973Beverly Sills,
Enrico Di Giuseppe,
Shirley Verrett,
Paul Plishka
James Levine,
New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
LP: ABC
Cat: ATS-20017
CD: DGG
Cat: 477 8186
1974Montserrat Caballé,
Jon Vickers,
Josephine Veasey
Agostino Ferrin
Giuseppe Patanè,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino,
CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD 1140;
DVD: VAI
Cat: 4229
1979Renata Scotto,
Giuseppe Giacomini,
Tatiana Troyanos,
Paul Plishka
James Levine,
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
CD: Sony
Cat: 88697446182
1981Joan Sutherland,
Francisco Ortiz,
Tatiana Troyanos,
Justino Diaz
Richard Bonynge,
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and Chorus
DVD: VAI
Cat: DVDVAI 4202
1984Joan Sutherland,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Montserrat Caballé,
Samuel Ramey
Richard Bonynge,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera
CD: London
Cat: POCL 2891-3
1986Maria Bieșu,
Gegam Grigoryan,
Ludmila Nam
Georgi Seleznev
Mark Ermler,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre
CD: Melodiya
Cat: MCD 160
1994Jane Eaglen,
Vincenzo La Scola,
Eva Mei,
Dmitri Kavrakos
Riccardo Muti,
Orchestra and chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
CD: EMI
Cat: B008L41Z0Q
2001June Anderson,
Shin Young Hoon,
Daniela Barcellona,
Ildar Abdrazakov
Fabio Biondi,
Europa Galante, Verdi Festival Chorus
DVD: TDK
Cat: DV ONOR
2005,
Carlo Ventre,
Nidia Palacios,
Riccardo Zanellato
Giuliano Carella,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini
DVD: Dynamic
Cat: 33493
2007Dimitra Theodossiou,
Carlo Ventre,
Daniela Barcellona,
Simon Orfila
Paolo Arrivabeni,
Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche,
Coro Lirico Marchigiano "Vincenzo Bellini"
DVD: Dynamic
Cat: 33561
2013Cecilia Bartoli,
John Osborn,
Sumi Jo
Michele Pertusi
Giovanni Antonini,
Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich
CD: Decca
Cat: 0289 478 3517 2
2015Sondra Radvanovsky,
Gregory Kunde,
Ekaterina Gubanova,
Raymond Aceto
Renato Palumbo,
Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra and chorus
Blu-ray/DVD:
C major
Cat:737208
2016Sonya Yoncheva,
Joseph Calleja,
Sonia Ganassi,
Brindley Sherratt
Antonio Pappano,
The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus
HD video:
Royal Opera Stream
Blu-ray/DVD: Opus Arte
Cat:OA1247D
2017Sondra Radvanovsky,
Joseph Calleja,
Joyce DiDonato,
Matthew Rose
Carlo Rizzi,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
HD video:
Met Opera on Demand
Blu-ray/DVD: Erato
2018Mariella Devia,
Stefan Pop,
Annalisa Stroppa,
Riccardo Fassi
Andrea Battistoni,
Teatro Carlo Felice orchestra and chorus
DVD: Bongiovanni
Cat: AB 20041
2025Asmik Grigorian,
Freddie De Tommaso,
Aigul Akhmetshina,
Tareq Nazmi
Francesco Lanzillotta,
Theater an der Wien, Wiener Symphoniker, Vienna
Streaming video: Arte

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