# 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.
| Year | Cast: (Norma, Pollione, Adalgisa, Oroveso) | Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra (Recording/production details) | Label |
| 1937 | Gina Cigna, Giovanni Martinelli, Bruna Castagna, Ezio Pinza | Ettore Panizza, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Live broadcast, 20 February 1937, Metropolitan Opera House) | CD: Metropolitan Opera |
| 1937 | Gina Cigna, Giovanni Breviario, Ebe Stignani, Tancredi Pasero | Vittorio Gui, Orchestra and Chorus of the EIAR Torino | CD: Premiere Opera Cat: CDNO 322-2 |
| 1944 | Zinka Milanov, Frederick Jagel, Jennie Tourel, Norman Cordon | Cesare Sodero, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra (Live broadcast, Metropolitan Opera House, 30 December 1944) | CD: Myto Cat: 2 MCD 954.137 |
| 1952 | Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, Giacomo Vaghi, Clotilde: Joan Sutherland | Vittorio Gui, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra (Recorded live, 8 November 1952) | CD: EMI Classics Cat: 562 668-2 |
| 1954 | Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani Nicola Rossi-Lemeni | Tullio Serafin, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, (Studio recording, 23 April – 3 May 1954) | LP: Columbia Cat: 33CX 1179-81 CD: EMI Classics Cat: 586 8342 |
| 1955 | Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, Giuseppe Modesti | Tullio Serafin, Orchestra and Chorus of the RAI Rome (Concert performance, Rome RAI, 29 June 1955) | CD: Myto Cat: 00140 |
| 1955 | Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Giulietta Simionato, Nicola Zaccaria | Antonino Votto, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Recorded live, 7 December 1955) | CD: Myto Cat: MCD 00153 |
| 1960 | Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Nicola Zaccaria | Tullio Serafin, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala (Studio recording, 5–12 September 1960) | CD: EMI Classics Cat: CMS 5 66428-2 |
| 1964 | Joan Sutherland, John Alexander, Marilyn Horne, Richard Cross | Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, (Studio recording) | CD: Decca Cat: 475 7902; 000717202 (USA) |
| 1964 | Leyla Gencer, Bruno Prevedi, Adriana Lazzarini, William Wildermann | Bruno Bartoletti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón | CD: live-rare-opera Cat: Not given |
| 1967 | Elena Souliotis, Mario del Monaco, Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Cava | Silvio Varviso, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | CD: London Cat: POCL 3824-5 |
| 1972 | Montserrat 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 |
| 1973 | Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Cossutta, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giorgio Tozzi | Carlo Felice Cillario, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded live, 17 February 1973) | Streaming audio: Met Opera on Demand |
| 1973 | Beverly 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 |
| 1974 | Montserrat Caballé, Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey Agostino Ferrin | Giuseppe Patanè, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino, (Recorded live, 27 July, Théâtre antique d'Orange, Orange Festival) | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1140; DVD: VAI Cat: 4229 |
| 1979 | Renata Scotto, Giuseppe Giacomini, Tatiana Troyanos, Paul Plishka | James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus | CD: Sony Cat: 88697446182 |
| 1981 | Joan Sutherland, Francisco Ortiz, Tatiana Troyanos, Justino Diaz | Richard Bonynge, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and Chorus | DVD: VAI Cat: DVDVAI 4202 |
| 1984 | Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Samuel Ramey | Richard Bonynge, Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera | CD: London Cat: POCL 2891-3 |
| 1986 | Maria Bieșu, Gegam Grigoryan, Ludmila Nam Georgi Seleznev | Mark Ermler, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre | CD: Melodiya Cat: MCD 160 |
| 1994 | Jane Eaglen, Vincenzo La Scola, Eva Mei, Dmitri Kavrakos | Riccardo Muti, Orchestra and chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, VII 1994) | CD: EMI Cat: B008L41Z0Q |
| 2001 | June Anderson, Shin Young Hoon, Daniela Barcellona, Ildar Abdrazakov | Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Verdi Festival Chorus (Recorded live, March 2001, Teatro Regio, Parma) | DVD: TDK Cat: DV ONOR |
| 2005 | Dimitra Theodossiou, Carlo Ventre, Nidia Palacios, Riccardo Zanellato | Giuliano Carella, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania) (Recorded live, June) | DVD: Dynamic Cat: 33493 |
| 2007 | Dimitra Theodossiou, Carlo Ventre, Daniela Barcellona, Simon Orfila | Paolo Arrivabeni, Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche, Coro Lirico Marchigiano "Vincenzo Bellini" (Recorded live, August 2007, Sferisterio Opera Festival, Macerata) | DVD: Dynamic Cat: 33561 |
| 2013 | Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Sumi Jo Michele Pertusi | Giovanni Antonini, Orchestra La Scintilla, Zurich (playing on period instruments) | CD: Decca Cat: 0289 478 3517 2 |
| 2015 | Sondra Radvanovsky, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Gubanova, Raymond Aceto | Renato Palumbo, Gran Teatre del Liceu orchestra and chorus (Kevin Newbury, stage director; recorded live, February 2015) | Blu-ray/DVD: C major Cat:737208 |
| 2016 | Sonya Yoncheva, Joseph Calleja, Sonia Ganassi, Brindley Sherratt | Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus (Àlex Ollé, stage director; recorded live, 26 September 2016) | HD video: Royal Opera Stream Blu-ray/DVD: Opus Arte Cat:OA1247D |
| 2017 | Sondra Radvanovsky, Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato, Matthew Rose | Carlo Rizzi, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (David McVicar, production; recorded live, 7 October 2017) | HD video: Met Opera on Demand Blu-ray/DVD: Erato |
| 2018 | Mariella Devia, Stefan Pop, Annalisa Stroppa, Riccardo Fassi | Andrea Battistoni, Teatro Carlo Felice orchestra and chorus (Teatrialchemici, Luigi di Gangi and Ugo Giacomazzi, stage direction) | DVD: Bongiovanni Cat: AB 20041 |
Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.