Norman Scott

Norman Scott was an American bass, active at the Metropolitan Opera and in a wide range of operatic repertory. He became a familiar presence in broadcasts and recordings from the mid-twentieth century.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears repeatedly in Verdi, Puccini, Gluck, Strauss and Beethoven, including Toscanini, Met Opera and RCA-related performances.

Scott’s singing brought firm bass tone, reliability and stage experience...

FLAGSTAD Gluck: Alceste (Met Opera, 1952) - PACO199

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GLUCK Alceste (performed in English)

Live broadcast performance, 1952
Total duration: 2hr 11:59

Alceste - Kirsten Flagstad
Admète - Brian Sullivan
High Priest - Frank Valentino
Oracle - Alois Pernerstorfer
Évandre - Emery Darcy
Herald - Norman Scott

Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Alberto Erede

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KARAJAN in New York Vol. 1: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1958) - PASC222

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

Recorded live in 1958, New York
Total duration: 66:35

Leontyne Price, Soprano
Maureen Forrester, Alto
Leopold Simoneau, Tenor
Norman Scott, Bass
Westminster Choir
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan

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REINER R. Strauss: Salome & Elektra (Met, 1952) - PACO231

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R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra

Live recordings, 1952
Total duration: 3hr 12:58

Ljuba Welitsch – Salome
Hans Hotter – Jochanaan
Set Svanholm – Herodes

Astrid Varnay – Elektra
Elisabeth Höngen – Clytemnestra
Paul Schöffler – Orest

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conducted by Fritz Reiner

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TOSCANINI - The NBC Verdi Opera Collection - PABX053

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VERDI La Traviata; Otello; Aïda; Falstaff; Un Ballo in Maschera

Live NBC broadcast recordings, New York, 1946–1954
Total duration: 10:14:30

NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini
NBC choruses; Robert Shaw Chorale, directed by Robert Shaw
Soloists include Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill, Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, Eva Gustavson, Richard Tucker, Dennis Harbour, Norman Scott, Nan Merriman, Cloë Elmo, Frank Guarrera, Claramae Turner and Virginia Haskins