The Last Normas vol. 1 (DVN-10)

Audio sample May 14: "Oh, di qual sei tu vittima"

Maria Callas

The Last Normas vol. I

Théâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris
May 14 & 21, 1965
Complete Opera • Live Recording
140 min. (mono)
DVN-10

DESCRIPTION
 Remastered from the original master tapes.
 Best sound available.

Sound Restoration © 1999 Divina Records
Restored and remastered by Pablo Berruti

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CAST
Norma: Maria Callas
Pollione: Gianfranco Cecchele
Adalgisa: Giulietta Simionato (May 14)
Fiorenza Cossotto
 (May 21)
Oroveso: Ivo Vinco
Clotilde: Marie-Luce Bellary
Flavio: Claude Calès
Orchestra and Chorus of the Téâtre National de l’Opéra: Georges Prêtre
Téâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris

COMPACT DISC 1
May 21, 1965
ACT I, Scene 1
1 • Overture *
2 • Ite sul colle ***
Oroveso / Chorus
3 • Svanir le voci! ***
Pollione / Flavio
4 • Meco all’altar di Venere ***
Pollione
5 • Odi?… I suoi riti a compiere
Flavio / Chorus / Pollione
6 • Me protegge, me difende
Pollione
7 • Norma viene
Chorus
8 • Sediziose voci
Norma / Oroveso / Chorus
9 • Casta diva
Norma / Chorus
10 • Fine al rito
Norma / Chorus
11 • Ah! bello, a me ritorna **
Norma / Chorus
The final part of Act I, Scene 1 was not recorded
Scene 2
12 • Vanne, e li cela entrambi
Norma / Clotilde
13 • Adalgisa! – (Alma costanza!)
Norma / Adalgisa
14 • Oh, rimembranza!…
Norma / Adalgisa
15 • Ma di’, l’amato giovane
Norma / Adalgisa / Pollione
16 • Oh, non tremare
Norma / Adalgisa
17 • Oh, di qual sei tu vittima
Norma / Pollione / Adalgisa
18 • Perfido! – Or basti!
Norma / Pollione / Adalgisa

COMPACT DISC 2
ACT II, Scene 1
1 • Dormono entrambi
Norma / Clotilde
2 • Mi chiami, o Norma?
Adalgisa / Norma
3 • Deh! con te
Norma / Adalgisa
4 • Mira, o Norma
Adalgisa / Norma
5 • Cedi, deh cedi!
Norma / Adalgisa
Scene 2
6 • Non partì *
Chorus
7 • Guerrieri, a voi venirne
Oroveso / Chorus
8 • Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno
Oroveso / Chorus
Scene 3
9 • Ei tornerà. Sì! *
Norma / Clotilde
10 • Squilla il bronzo del Dio!
Chorus / Oroveso / Norma
11 • Guerra! Guerra!
Chorus
12 • Nè compi il rito, o Norma?
Oroveso / Norma / Clotilde / Chorus / Pollione
13 • Sacrilego nemico
Oroveso / Pollione / Norma / Chorus
14 • In mia man alfin tu sei
Norma / Pollione
15 • Dammi quel ferro! *
Pollione / Norma / Chorus / Oroveso
16 • Qual cor tradisti **
Norma / Pollione / Oroveso / Chorus

May 14, 1965
ACT I, Scene 2
17 • Vanne, e li cela entrambi
Norma / Clotilde
18 • Adalgisa! – (Alma costanza!)
Norma / Adalgisa
19 • Oh, rimembranza!
Norma / Adalgisa
20 • Ma di’, l’amato giovane
Norma / Adalgisa / Pollione
21 • Oh, non tremare
Norma / Adalgisa
22 • Oh, di qual sei tu vittima ****
Norma / Pollione / Adalgisa

* Indicates sections with missing or barely audible sound:
* Taping began with delay
** Tape run out
*** Volume drop-outs
**** Loss of battery power

May 21, 1965
CD 1
CD 2, tracks 1-16

May 14, 1965
CD 2, tracks 17-22