Norman Cordon (1904-1964) was an American bass, active for many years at the Metropolitan Opera. He sang a wide range of supporting and character roles in Italian, French and German repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Met broadcasts of Verdi’s Rigoletto and Un ballo in maschera with Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Leonard Warren and other major artists.

Cordon’s career represents the essential solidity of a repertory-house bass: reliable tone, clear stage craft and the ability to give weight to the lower end of an ensemble.

His page is justified by repeated catalogue appearances and a substantial Met career. Cordon was one of the operatic load-bearing walls.