NORMA High Priestess of the Druid Temple of Irminsul ......... MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ, Soprano
ADALGISA a virgin of the Temple ………………………. FIORENZA COSSOTTO, Mezzo-soprano
POLLIONE Roman proconsul in Gaul ………………………………... PLACIDO DOMINGO, Tenor
OROVEZO the Archdruid, Norma’s father ………………………...… RUGGERO RAIMONDI, Bass
CLOTILDE, confidante of Norma ……………………. ELIZABETH BAINBRIDGE, Mezzo-soprano
FLAVIO a centurion, friend of Pollione ……………………………..... KENNETH COLLINS, Tenor
Druids, Priestesses, Gallic Warriors, Bards
The action takes place in Gaul during the Roman occupation, about 50 b. C.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Felice Cillario, Conductor
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus
John McCarthy, Director