BELLINI: Norma (Brilliant Opera Collection) [CD de audio] Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi,Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala

Bellini created with his standard the most vocally demanding opera in the bel canto genre. For María Callas, the aria 'Casta Diva' became a trademark, and she wrote the history of the performance, far beyond the pure song. Not exactly a 'chaste goddess' though. The theatrical and dramatic presentation of Bellini's music became a dedicated performance for Callas, art in affection, however, without any external effect. This recording from La Scala in Milan from 1954 is not perfect from a sound technical point of view, but musically it has everything that a moving live experience for any opera fan should have and can compete with the best recordings of the time . Tullio Serafin was a gifted conductor of 19th century Italian opera. The Sicilian Bellini, who died aged 34, always wrote expressive works, but never as pleasant as Verdi. More information: The booklet contains an introduction to the libretto and an explanation of the entire work.