Donald Macleod traces the relationship between Bellini and the diva Giuditta Pasta.
She was the greatest soprano in Europe at the time; critics raved about the natural expressiveness of her voice. She met
Bellini in the summer of 1827 and became the foremost interpreter of his heroines.
Son Geloso; Final scene (La Sonnambula) Edita Gruberova (soprano), JoseBros (tenor), Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass),
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Marcello Viotti Casta Diva (Norma) Maria Callas
(soprano), Milan La Scala Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Tullio Serafin Norma (excerpt) Joan Sutherland
(soprano), Marilyn Home (alto), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), London Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Richard Bonynge