RSSSaturday Afternoon At The Opera: Norma
Saturday, 11/21/09 12:59pm
Bellini's masterpiece Norma is performed by a cast that includes Maria Callas in the title role. We also hear Handel's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:07pm
Norma: Act I
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan |
| Conductor | Tullio Serafin |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Ebe Stignani, mezzo-soprano ; Mario Filippeschi, tenor ; Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47303 |
| Release Year | 1954 |
2:43pm
Norma: Act II
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan |
| Conductor | Tullio Serafin |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Ebe Stignani, mezzo-soprano ; Mario Filippeschi, tenor ; Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47303 |
| Release Year | 1954 |
3:54pm
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New York Philharmonic; Rutgers University Choir |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| Soloists | Adele Addison, soprano ; John McCollum, tenor ; John Wummer, flute ; Laszlo Varga, cello ; Bruce Prince-Joseph, organ |
| CD/Album | Bernstein Century Handel Ode for St. Cecilia's Day |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 60731 |
| Release Year | 1961 |
4:57pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
