Casta Diva - Galina Vishnevskaya-Norma-Bellini

Galina Vishnevskaya, Norma’s aria “Casta Diva“ from the opera “Norma“ by Bellini. Conductor - Alexander Melik-Pashaev. I think that nobody sings “Casta Diva“ better than Maria Callas (her brilliant version of the aria in the recording, with Tullio Serafin 1960). But this version of Vishnevskaya’s just interesting, especially because she sings in the direction of maestro Melik-Pashaev. Vishnevskaya had never sung Norma, but the aria Casta Diva she sang during her concerts. Enjoy ...