“Dynamic, highly charged, tigerish”
On this day in 1956 the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with Maria Callas in Norma.
Maria Callas
153 pieces since 2005 — in 16 roles, at 5 companies, most often at La Scala.
153
pieces
16
roles
5
companies
22
years
By role
5 pieces as Norma — stats above show all coverage for Maria Callas.
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The vanities of the divas
Maria Callas and Montserrat Caballé are two of the most highly-regarded and esteemed exponents of the great soprano roles in both bel canto and in the operas of Verdi, and their recordings are held as artistic triumphs of the highest order.
Occult following
Radvanovsky delivered a vocal and histrionic performance that should be the gold standard Norma for years.
Next to Norma
Anita Cerquetti had one of the most remarkable, most brief careers in opera in the past century.
Who’s the missing star?
La Cieca was just wondering about something yesterday on opera-l, and doggone if Anne Midgette wasn’t wondering about the same thing today in the New York Times. (That woman haunts my dreams, I tell you. It’s like she’s inside my head. Now, where was I? Oh, yes…) The point that dear Anne and I (among […]
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
