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Bellini: Norma - Morandi

EuroArts  0824211163 (2 discs)

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Opera

Melody Moore (Norma)
Roxana Constantinescu (Adalgisa)
Stefan Pop (Pollione)
Adam Lau (Oroveso)
Eusebiu Hutan (Flavio)
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)

All

Works (1)

• Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (1831)

Comments (1)

Comment by Mick Head - October 17, 2025 (1 of 1)

Plus: SACD stereo excellent balance and clarity of voices & strings
Negative: no libretto, if one cares about that with this music