Bellini: Norma, Muti/MMFO (2-CD)

“Riccardo Muti worked long and hard with the singers to make their words as vivid as their music, and he brings real urgency and point to the big ensembles.” — Chicago Tribune

A rarity, both in performance and recording, Bellini’s Norma is given an expert touch by Maestro Riccardo Muti in this live recording by EMI (later released under the Warner Classics Label). This marks the first major recording of British soprano Jane Eaglen, alongside a Vincenzo La Scola and Eva Mei.

Bellini Norma
Jane Eaglen Norma
Vincenzo La Scola Pollione
Eva Mei Adalgisa
Dimitri Kavrakos Oroveso
Carmela Remigo Clotilde
Ernesto Gavazzi Flavio
Orchestra & Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
July 1994, Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna

Discs: 2
Record Label: Warner
Release Date: October 1, 2012