Maria Callas Casta Diva, Vicenzo Bellini Norma, 1957

Vicenzo Bellini Casta Diva, Vicenzo Bellini (18011835) Norma, Opera, 1831. Maria Callas (19231977), Gabriele Santini, conductor (18861964) Rai Orchestra Rome, 1957. Legendary Performances: Bellini followed up the success of his tender comedy La Sonnambula with this grand and exotic tale. In its keen characterization and its dramatic conflict between love and patriotic duty it anticipates the major themes of