Marina Rebeka, John Fiore, Orquesta del Teatro Real, Madrid, Coro del Teatro Real, Madrid – Bellini: Norma (Critical Edition by Roger Parker) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:37:46 minutes | 2,73 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
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The Sicilian was just thirty years old and at the absolute pinnacle of his musical life, commanding huge fees and producing operas at a rate of knots. La Sonnambula had already done very well for him in March 1831, transferring to Paris and London almost as soon as the sets could be painted. Later in the year, far from resting on his laurels, Bellini produced his most enduring hit: a lyric tragedy in two acts centred on a druid called Norma, the daughter of the chief druid, Oreveso.
The brightest shining jewel in its vocal crown is the exquisite ‘Casta Diva’ – an aria Bellini rewrote some eight times. It comes from Act I and is Norma’s ‘song to the moon’, as it were. Having cut some mistletoe, she sings to the lunar goddess, praying for peace – as well as hoping for luck when trying to defeat the Romans.
Tracklist:
1-01. John Fiore – Norma: Sinfonia (05:38)
1-02. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act I, Scene 1,: Ite sul colle, o Druidi (08:22)
1-03. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 2: Svanir le voci (03:00)
1-04. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 2: Meco all’altar di Venere (02:35)
1-05. Gustavo de Gennaro – Norma, Act I, Scene 2: Odi?… I suoi riti (01:34)
1-06. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 2: Me protegge, me difende (02:53)
1-07. Coro del Teatro Real, Madrid – Norma, Act I, Scene 3: Norma viene (04:10)
1-08. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 3: Sediziose voci (04:20)
1-09. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 3: Casta Diva (06:48)
1-10. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 3: Fine al rito (01:33)
1-11. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 3: Ah! bello a me ritorna (04:55)
1-12. Karine Deshayes – Norma, Act I, Scene 4: Sgombra è la sacra selva (05:29)
1-13. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 4: Eccola! va, mi lascia (01:35)
1-14. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 4: Va, crudele (05:10)
1-15. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act I, Scene 4: Vieni in Roma (03:43)
2-01. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Vanne, e li cela entrambi (04:31)
2-02. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Adalgisa (03:29)
2-03. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Oh! rimembranza! (04:48)
2-04. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Ah! sì, fa core e abbracciami (03:46)
2-05. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Ma dì… l’amato giovane (02:59)
2-06. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Oh! di qual sei tu vittima (05:06)
2-07. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Perfido! – Or basti (01:29)
2-08. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act I, Scene 5: Vanne, si mi lascia, indegno (02:43)
2-09. John Fiore – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Introduzione (04:56)
2-10. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Dormono entrambi… (04:49)
2-11. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Olà!… Clotilde! (00:49)
2-12. Karine Deshayes – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Me chiami, o Norma!… (02:41)
2-13. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Deh! con te, con te li prendi… (03:30)
2-14. Karine Deshayes – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Mira, o Norma (03:38)
2-15. Karine Deshayes – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Cedi… deh! cedi (01:05)
2-16. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 6: Sì, fino all’ore estreme (02:01)
3-01. Coro del Teatro Real, Madrid – Norma, Act II, Scene 7: Non parti?… (04:27)
3-02. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act II, Scene 7: Guerrieri! a voi venirne (01:46)
3-03. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act II, Scene 7: Ah! del Tebro al giogo indegno (02:41)
3-04. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Ei tornerà… (04:04)
3-05. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Squilla il bronzo del Dio! (01:45)
3-06. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Guerra, guerra! (01:50)
3-07. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Né compi il rito, o Norma (03:53)
3-08. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: In mia man alfin tu sei (05:32)
3-09. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Gia mi pasco ne tuoi sguardi (02:21)
3-10. Luciano Ganci – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Dammi quel ferro! (03:34)
3-11. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti (04:58)
3-12. Marko Mimica – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Norma!… deh! Norma! scolpati… (02:14)
3-13. Marina Rebeka – Norma, Act II, Scene 8: Deh! non volerli vittime (04:36)
