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Thank you, Mr Tsaras, for your interesting review of Callas' remastered Norma. I agree with you; the Mira o Norma is one of the magic moments in all of recorded music history. Even as a teenager, I was forced to stop in my tracks and listen to it. And I still feel that way. Mr Moore did put me on to something about Norma, though. That's Souliotis's recording. I like everything about it; the recording, conductor, cast; Souliotis is always capable, and confident. I like her voice. Yes, there is no Mira O Norma magic like Serafin, but Cossotto is hardly a nobody. Del Monaco and Cava are as good as any, and Varviso paces things expertly. This is a shamefully underrated set, which says a lot about our own and the industry's snobberies.