There are 250 recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi on file

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1 Abbado Claudio - 1972(LI; Milan) - Teatro alla Scala*

2 Abbado Claudio - 1972(LI; Munich) - Teatro alla Scala*

3 Abbado Claudio - 1981(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

4 Alwin Karl - 1937(LE) - Wiener Staatsoper*

5 Attanasi Walter - 2002(LI) - Virginia Symphony Orchestra*

6 Balkwill Bryan - 1964(LI) - Covent Garden*

7 Barbini Ernesto - 1958?(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

8 Barbirolli John - 1953(LI) - Covent Garden*

9 Barenboim Daniel - 1982(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

10 Bartoletti Bruno - 1968(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

11 Bartoletti Bruno - 1983(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*

12 Basile Arturo - 1954(LE) - Omroeporkest*

13 Basile Arturo - 1960(RA) - RAI Roma*

14 Beaudry Jacques - 1958(FE) - Orchestre de Radio Canada**

15 Beecham Thomas - 1939(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

16 Bellezza Vincenzo - 1956(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

17 Bellini Gabriele - 1985(LI) - Cincinnati Opera*

18 Billy Bertrand De - 2001(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

19 Blech Leo - 1939(Act 1;LE) - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*

20 Böhm Karl - 1961(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

21 Boncompagni Elio - 1977(LI) - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie*

22 Breisach Paul - 1940(LE) - Chicago Opera House*

23 Breisach Paul - 1942(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

24 Buckley Richard - 1988(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*

25 Caldwell Sarah - 1980(LI) - Boston Opera*

26 Campori Angelo - 1998(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

27 Capuana Franco - 1953?(STU) - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

28 Capuana Franco - 1961(LI) - NHK Symphony Orchestra***

29 Capuana Franco - 1966(LI) - Arena di Verona***

30 Cavallaro Angelo - 1995(LE) - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne*

31 Censabella Reynaldo - 1990(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

32 Chailly Riccardo - 2006(LI) - Teatro alla Scala***

33 Challender Stuart - 1984(LI) - Australian Opera*

34 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1975(LI) - Elizabethan Trust Orchestra*

35 Cleva Fausto - 1952(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

36 Cleva Fausto - 1953(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

37 Cleva Fausto - 1954(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

38 Cleva Fausto - 1955(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

39 Cleva Fausto - 1956?(STU) - Metropolitan Opera*

40 Cleva Fausto - 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella) - Metropolitan Opera*

41 Cleva Fausto - 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna) - Metropolitan Opera*

42 Cleva Fausto - 1959(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

43 Cleva Fausto - 1968??(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera?*

44 Cleva Fausto - 1970(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

45 Conlon James - 1979(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

46 Cooper Emil - 1949(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

47 Cooper Emil - 1950(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

48 Cristofori Francesco - 1970(LI) - Orchestra*

49 Croci Giorgio - 1997(LE) - Stagione d'Opera**

50 Despalj Pavel - 1974(LI) - Orlando Opera*

51 Dimitriady Odissei Akhillesovich - 196?(SE) - Bolshoi Theatre*

52 Domingo Plácido - 1995(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

53 Downes Edward - 1968(LI;Craig) - Covent Garden***

54 Downes Edward - 1968(LI;Vickers) - Covent Garden*

55 Downes Edward - 1994(LI) - Covent Garden***

56 Ehrling Sixten - 1956(LE) - Royal Swedish Opera*

57 Ehrling Sixten - 1960(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*

58 Erede Alberto - 1952(STU) - Santa Cecilia*

59 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1939(LE) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

60 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1951(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

61 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1966(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

62 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1972(LI) - Arena di Verona*

63 Fabritiis Oliviero De - 1973(LI) - NHK Symphony Orchestra***

64 Fiore John - 1994(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

65 Fischer Adám - 1997(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

66 Fischer Adám - 2006(LI) - Opernhaus Zürich**

67 Franci Carlo - 1970(LI) - Orchestra*

68 Franci Carlo - 1973(LI) - Macerata Festival*

69 Franci Carlo - 1983(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

70 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1981(LI;L. Price) - San Francisco Opera*

71 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1981(LI;M. Price) - San Francisco Opera**

72 García-Navarro Luis Antonio - 1987(LI) - Württembergische Staatsoper*

73 Gardelli Lamberto - 1981(LI) - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo*

74 Gatto Armando - 1977(LI) - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid*

75 Gavazzeni Gianandrea - 1971(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

76 Ghiglia Erasmo - 1952(SE) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

77 Giovaninetti Reynald - 1976(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

78 Gmür Hanspeter - 19??(SE) - Orchester der Philharmonia Slavonica*

79 Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - 1981(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

80 Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - 2003(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**

81 Gressier Jules - 1948(RA) - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique*

82 Groves Charles - 1979(LI) - English National Opera*

83 Guadagno Anton - 1977(LI) - Arena di Verona*

84 Guadagno Anton - 1981(LI) - Arena di Verona**

85 Guadagno Anton - 1990(LI) - Arena di Verona**

86 Gui Vittorio - 1941(LCE) - Wiener Staatsoper*

87 Gui Vittorio - 1951(RA) - RAI Roma*

88 Gui Vittorio - 1955(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

89 Halasz Laszlo - 1950(SE) - New York City Opera*

90 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 2001(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

91 Herbert Walter - 1966(LI) - San Diego Opera*

92 Honeck Manfred - 2005(LI) - Royal Danish Opera*

93 Inbal Eliahu - 2001(LI) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France*

94 Karajan Herbert von - 1951(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker*

95 Karajan Herbert von - 1959(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

96 Karajan Herbert von - 1964(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

97 Karajan Herbert von - 1979(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

98 Karajan Herbert von - 1979(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

99 Karajan Herbert von - 1980(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

100 Keilberth Joseph - 1938(RA) - Orchester des Reichssenders Stuttgart*

101 Kord Kazimierz - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

102 Kórodi András - 19??(SE) - Budapest Philharmonic*

103 Krauss Clemens - 1953(RA) - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

104 Kruger Rudolf - 1967(LI) - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra*

105 Kubelik Rafael - 1955(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

106 Leinsdorf Erich - 1970(STU) - London Symphony Orchestra*

107 Letonja Marko - 2003(LC) - Sinfonie-Orchester Basel**

108 Levine James - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

109 Levine James - 1985(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

110 Levine James - 1989(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

111 Levine James - 1989 - Metropolitan Opera**

112 Levine James - 1990(STU) - Metropolitan Opera*

113 Lewis Henry - 1991(LI) - L'Opéra de Marseille**

114 Licata Andrea - 1992(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**

115 López Cobos Jesús - 1972(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

116 Luisi Fabio - 2001(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

117 Lukács Ervin - 1987(LI) - Hungarian State Opera**

118 Maazel Lorin - 1984(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

119 Maazel Lorin - 1985-86(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

120 Maazel Lorin - 1986 - Teatro alla Scala**

121 Mackerras Charles - 1973(LI) - Covent Garden*

122 Märzendorfer Ernst - 2004(LC) - Brno National Theatre**

123 Marinov Ivan - 1971(STU) - Sofia National Opera*

124 Masini Gian-Franco - 1974(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

125 Masini Gian-Franco - 1981(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

126 Matacic Lovro von - 1963(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*

127 Mehta Zubin - 1965 or 1966(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

128 Mehta Zubin - 1965(LI) - Montreal Symphony Orchestra*

129 Mehta Zubin - 1966(LI:22/1/66) - Metropolitan Opera*

130 Mehta Zubin - 1966(LI;12/2/66) - Metropolitan Opera*

131 Mehta Zubin - 1966(LI;13/3/66)) - Metropolitan Opera*

132 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1954(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*

133 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1928(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

134 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1960(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

135 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1961(LI) - Arena di Verona*

136 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1974(LE;Domingo - Molnar Talajic) - Arena di Verona*

137 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic) - Arena di Verona*

138 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo) - Arena di Verona*

139 Morelli Giuseppe - 1953(FI) - RAI**

140 Morelli Giuseppe - 1982(LI) - Orquesta Sinfónica Euskadi*

141 Moresco Carlo - 1964(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

142 Moresco Carlo - 1970(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

143 Moresco Carlo - 1971(LI) - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

144 Muti Riccardo - 1973(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

145 Muti Riccardo - 1974(STU) - New Philharmonia Orchestra - Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music*

146 Muti Riccardo - 1977(LI) - Covent Garden*

147 Muti Riccardo - 1979(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*

148 Narducci Antonio - 1958(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

149 Notev Giorgio - 1991(LI) - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*

150 NOT KNOWN - 1906-1907(STU) - Banda di Milano*

151 NOT KNOWN - 1912(STC) - Banda*

152 NOT KNOWN - 1967(LE) - New Orleans Opera*

153 NOT KNOWN - 19??(SE) - ORCHESTRA*

154 Ochoa Salvador - 1972(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

155 Ono Kazushi - 2004(LI) - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie**

156 Ono Kazushi - 2007(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

157 Oren Daniel - 1985(LI) - Arena di Verona*

158 Oren Daniel - 1986(LI) - Arena di Verona*

159 Oren Daniel - 1993(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

160 Oren Daniel - 1996(LI) - Arena di Verona*

161 Oren Daniel - 1998(LI) - Orchestra**

162 Oren Daniel - 1998(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

163 Oren Daniel - 1999(LI) - Arena di Verona***

164 Oren Daniel - 2000(LI;Dessi) - Arena di Verona**

165 Oren Daniel - 2000(LI;Longhi) - Arena di Verona*

166 Panizza Ettore - 1937(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

167 Panizza Ettore - 1939(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*

168 Panizza Ettore - 1940(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

169 Panizza Ettore - 1941(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

170 Paoletti Alberto - 1950(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

171 Parry David - 2001(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*

172 Patanè Giuseppe - 1973(SE) - Dresdner Staatskapelle*

173 Patanè Giuseppe - 1978(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

174 Paternostro Roberto - 1997(LI) - Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen***

175 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1940(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*

176 Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - 1943(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

177 Périsson Jean - 1969(LI) - San Francisco Opera*

178 Perlea Ionel - 1955(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

179 Picco Guido - 1948(LI) - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico*

180 Picco Guido - 1950(LE) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

181 Picco Guido - 1950(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

182 Plasson Michel - 1984(LI) - Orchestre*

183 Prêtre Georges - 1995(LI) - Orchestre National de France**

184 Previtali Fernando - 1969(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

185 Previtali Fernando - 1970(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

186 Previtali Fernando - 1972(LI) - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

187 Pritchard John - 1962(SE) - Covent Garden*

188 Quadri Argeo - 1961(SE) - Wiener Volksoper*

189 Questa Angelo - 1956(STU) - RAI Torino*

190 Raichev Rouslan - 19??(SE) - Sofia National Opera*

191 Renzetti Donato - 1988(LI) - Arena di Verona*

192 Renzetti Donato - 1988(LI) - Orchestra Sinfonica dell' Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»***

193 Rescigno Nicola - 1962(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

194 Rescigno Nicola - 1969(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*

195 Ricci Enrique - 1987(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

196 Rinaldi Maurizio - 1987?(LI) - Amadeus*

197 Rivoli Gianfranco - 1973(LI) - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

198 Rizzi Carlo - 2007(LI) - Houston Grand Opera*

199 Rother Arthur - 1942(RE) - Berliner Staatsoper*

200 Sabajno Carlo - 1919(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

201 Sabajno Carlo - 1928(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

202 Sabata Victor de - 1937(LE) - Teatro alla Scala*

203 Saccani Rico - 1994(STU) - National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland*

204 Santi Nello - 1977(LI) - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln*

205 Santi Nello - 1980(LI;Chiara) - Arena di Verona***

206 Santi Nello - 1980(LI;Dimitrova) - Arena di Verona*

207 Santi Nello - 1982(LI;Chiara) - Arena di Verona*

208 Santi Nello - 1982(LI;Del Grande) - Arena di Verona*

209 Santi Nello - 1983(LI) - Arena di Verona*

210 Santi Nello - 1992(LI) - Arena di Verona***

211 Santi Nello - 1997(LI) - Arena di Verona*

212 Santini Gabriele - 1954(LE) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

213 Sanzogno Nino - 1960(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

214 Sanzogno Nino - 1973(LI) - ORTF (Paris)*

215 Savini Ino - 1966(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*

216 Savini Ino - 1968?(STU) - Opera Stabile del Viotti*

217 Schick George - 1962(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

218 Schippers Thomas - 1967(LI;25/2/67) - Metropolitan Opera*

219 Schippers Thomas - 1967(LI;28/4/67)) - Metropolitan Opera*

220 Schippers Thomas - 1976(FI) - Teatro Lirico di Torino***

221 Schippers Thomas - 1976(LC) - Teatro alla Scala*

222 Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans - 1951(RA) - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks*

223 Schnitzler Claude - 2000(LI) - Orchestra of Radiotelefis Eireann*

224 Schoeder Walter - 1955(LE) - Philharmonic Orchestra*

225 Schröder Kurt - 1952(RA) - Hessischer Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester*

226 Schüchter Wilhelm - 1955(SE) - Berliner Symphoniker*

227 Serafin Tullio - 1946(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

228 Serafin Tullio - 1953(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

229 Serafin Tullio - 1955(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*

230 Serafin Tullio - 1963(LI) - Arena di Verona**

231 Sodero Cesare - 1946(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

232 Solti Georg - 1961(STU) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

233 Solti Georg - 1963(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

234 Stefanelli Massimiliano - 2001(LI) - Orchestra della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»**

235 Steinberg Pinchas - 1989(LI;Baglioni) - Arena di Verona***

236 Steinberg Pinchas - 1989(LI;Cossotto) - Arena di Verona*

237 Steinberg William - 1965(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

238 Stein Horst - 1960(SE) - Berliner Sinfoniker*

239 Tchakarov Emil - 1987(LI) - Houston Symphony Orchestra***

240 Tieri Emidio - 1952?(SE) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

241 Toscanini Arturo - 1949 - NBC Symphony Orchestra***

242 Varviso Silvio - 1964(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*

243 Vaszy Viktor - 1953 - Hungarian Radio Orchestra*

244 Veltri Michelangelo - 1974(LI) - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría*

245 Viotti Marcello - 1997(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*

246 Votto Antonino - 1956(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*

247 Wagner Robert - 1962(SE) - Orchester der Stadt Innsbruck*

248 Wagner Robert - 1962(SE) - Orchestre*

249 Walter Bruno - 1937(LE) - Wiener Staatsoper*

250 Young Simone - 1995(LI) - Australian Opera***

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1972(LI; Milan)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni

Una Sacerdotessa - Josella Ligi

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 921.57 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7002 {2CDS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 595 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (10 April 1972). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1972(LI; Munich)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni

Una Sacerdotessa - Josella Ligi

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - foyer ECF 3004 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 596 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9801 (Verdi - The Greatest Operas) {14CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]

Comments:- Recording of a performance by the company of La Scala at the Munich Festival (4 September 1972). See OPERA, September 1972 p.816. This performance was widely broadcast, including by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 September 1972 p.35. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1981(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Katia Ricciarelli

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Elena Obraztsova

Amonasro - Leo Nucci

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Ruggero Raimondi

Una Sacerdotessa - Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - DG 2741 014 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Cassette; - *DG 3382 014 (1982)ª;; DG 449 367-4

Compact Disc; - DG 410 092-2 {3CDS} (1983)ª; DG 477 5605 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1982 p.755 [AB] December 1983 p.810 [AB]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.168; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German & Italian

Conductor Karl Alwin - 1937(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Mária Németh

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Rosette Anday

Amonasro - Alexander Svéd

Ramphis - Alexander Kipnis

Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Zec

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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13) (1995)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - de Sabata) {2CDS} (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 [JBS]

Comments:- Recording of about 20 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (23 May 1937). Gigli sings in Italian and the rest of the cast in German.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Attanasi - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Todi Voices Choir

Aida - Marquita Lister

Radamès - Eduardo Villa

Amneris - Patrizia Patelmo

Amonasro - Louis Otey

Ramphis - Stephan Kirchgraber

Il Re di Egitto - Andrew Martens

Una Sacerdotessa - Lori Zeglarski

Un Messaggero - Bobby Brinkley

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 0826-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Willet Hall, Portsmouth, Virginia. There were two performances 26 July 2002 at 8pm and 28 July 2002 2pm. It is not know at which this recording was made. The CDRs issued by Premiere were listed as a new release in December 2002. The performance on 26 July 2002 is reviewed on the internet .

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Galina Vishnevskaya

Radamès - Jon Vickers

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Peter Glossop

Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau

Il Re di Egitto - Victor Godfrey

Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley

Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10189-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4335

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The cast listed above (and by mr. tape) is that which was announced for the performances on 21, 24, 26 February 1964; see OPERA February 1964). It appears that none of these was broadcast, so, presumably, the recording was made «in house». The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «February 4 1964».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ernesto Barbini - 1958?(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Aida - Anna De Cavallieri

Radamès - Aldo Bertocci

Amneris - Ira Malaniuk

Amonasro - Scipio Colombo

Ramphis - Paolo Dari

Il Re di Egitto - Ugo Trama

Un Messaggero - Walter Bertelli

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Black Disc - Guilde Internationale de Disques SMS 2157 {3LPS}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Callas

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Jess Walters

Ramphis - Giulio Neri

Il Re di Egitto - Michael Langdon

Una Sacerdotessa - Joan Sutherland

Un Messaggero - Hector Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 187-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Golden Melodram GM 20035 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD {2CDS} (2003)ª; Testament SBT2 1355 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2005 p.97 [AB]

Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84: März 1999 S.58 [GH]; Dezember 2000 S.73 [GH] Mai+Juni 2005 S.59 [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.176-177 [RB]

American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.215 [RVL]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.268 [RVL]

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.81 [MS]

Classical Express - Issue No.110 May 1999 p.6 [JP]

International Record Review - March 2005 p.84, p.86 [RP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.98 [LB]: No.65 noviembre 2003 p.83 [AG]: No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [JV]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.87 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (10 June 1953). The performance of 4 June is reviewed in OPERA, July 1953 p.436

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Aida - Julia Varady

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Stefania Toczyska

Amonasro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Ramphis - Matti Salminen

Il Re di Egitto - Harald Stamm

Una Sacerdotessa - Ruthild Engert(-Ely)

Un Messaggero - Volker Horn

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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 916-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1028 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.281-282 [BB]

Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.109 [AT]

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.188 [RVL]

Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [JS]

Comments:- The recording issued by Premiere is an «in-house» recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in variable sound with some gaps (tape changes?) (31 March 1982). The recording issued on the Ponto label is of the performance on 22 March 1982 and is probably better. The performance on 28 March is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL mai 1982 No.49 p.38 and that on 22 March is reviewed in ORPHEUS Mai 1982 S.374-S.376 ).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Biserka Cvejic

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Il Re di Egitto - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Una Sacerdotessa - Africa De Retes

Un Messaggero - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 594 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10033-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1968). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos

Una Sacerdotessa - Robynne Redmon

Un Messaggero - Gualtiero Negrini

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 949 {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers AID 198301 {2CDRS};; Premiere Opera Limited CDNO 1895-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance on 23 September 1983. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «4/2/84».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Omroepkoor

Aida - Gigliola Frazzoni

Radamès - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Amneris - Franca Marghinotti

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» 1023 (+Il trovatore - Basile) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recorded at a (concert?) performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (10 October 1954).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Aida - Gabriella Tucci

Radamès - Gastone Limarilli

Amneris - Adriana Lazzarini

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Giuseppe Modesti

Il Re di Egitto - Paolo Dari

Una Sacerdotessa - Dora Carral

Un Messaggero - Tommaso Frascati

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196002 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 15 October 1960.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Jacques Beaudry - 1958(FE)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Radio Canada

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - William McGrath

Amonasro - Napoléon Bisson

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DVD (Video) - VAI 4368 (+Leontyne Price recital) (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.92 [CC]

Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.January 140 [MP]

American Record Guide - September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.286 [RVL]

Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.127 [TP]

Comments:- Video recording of a television film of Act 3 (abridged) which was first transmitted on 23 October 1958.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Caniglia

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Ebe Stignani

Amonasro - Armando Borgioli

Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker

Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray

Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1997 p.662

Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.105; March/April 1998 p.98 [GH]

Opera News - August 1994 p.35

Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.58

Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.163

Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98

American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Aida - Anna Maria Rovere

Radamès - Mario Filippeschi

Amneris - Ebe Stignani

Amonasro - Robert McFerrin

Ramphis - Carlo Cava

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 130 (highlights) {1CD}; House of Opera CDWW 941 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena Flegrea (15 July 1956). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Bellini - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Opera

Chorus - Cincinatti Opera

Aida - Ellen Shade

Radamès - Rubén Domínguez

Amneris - Marisa Galvany

Amonasro - Cornelius Opthof

Ramphis - Malcolm Smith

Il Re di Egitto - Michael van Engen

Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Whitenack

Un Messaggero - Richard Blocher

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1850-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Opera (November 1985; see OPERA February 1986 p.187). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Aida - Isabelle Kabatu

Radamès - Gegam Grigorian

Amneris - Dolora Zajick

Amonasro - Vincenzo Sardinero

Ramphis - Danilo Rigosa

Il Re di Egitto - Stefano Palatchi

Una Sacerdotessa - Begoña Alberdi

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 610 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (18 May 2001). The performances on 12, 13, 16 May are reviewed in OPERA ACTUAL No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.44, p.47. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Leo Blech - 1939(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Aida - Inez Kohler

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Gertrud Wettergren

Ramphis - Leon Björker

Il Re di Egitto - Folke Jonsson

Un Messaggero - Georg Sedenbrandt

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 347 (+Meistersinger + Fanal - excerpts) {1LP} (1965)ª

Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90322 (+Die Meistersinger + Götterdämmmerung -excerpts) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.82 [GH]

Comments:- Recording of Act 1 in Swedish from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Stockholm (5 January 1939)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin - RIAS Kammerchor - Berlin Hochschule Chorus - St. Hedwig's Choir

Aida - Gloria Davy

Radamès - Jess Thomas

Amneris - Christa Ludwig

Amonasro - Walter Berry

Ramphis - Josef Greindl

Il Re di Egitto - Tomislav Neralic

Una Sacerdotessa - Sieglinde Wagner

Un Messaggero - Donald Grobe

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2336-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10046-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (November? 1961; see OPERA January 1962 pp.33-34). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Aida - Éva Marton

Radamès - Guy Chauvet

Amneris - Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa

Amonasro - Wassili Janulako

Ramphis - Nicola Christou

Il Re di Egitto - Ricardo Daunoras

Una Sacerdotessa - Rosario Andrade

Un Messaggero - Jean-Jacques Schreurs

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels (30 January 1977; see OPERA July 1977 p.652). The cast listed above is that given in the on-line performance chronology of La Monnaie (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1940(LE)

Orchestra - Chicago Opera House

Chorus - Chicago Opera House

Aida - Rose Bampton

Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli

Amneris - Elza Zebranska

Amonasro - George Czaplicki

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 281 (+Otello) {3LPS} (1963)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Chicago Opera House (9 December 1940)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1942(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Norina Greco

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Bruna Castagna

Amonasro - John Charles Thomas

Ramphis - Nicola Moscona

Il Re di Egitto - Lansing Hatfield

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - John Dudley

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 562 {1LP} (1971)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (21 February 1942). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» p.243

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Buckley - 1988(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Aida - Susan Dunn

Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini

Amneris - Dolora Zajick

Amonasro - Siegmund Nimsgern

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Ján Gallo

Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Vento

Un Messaggero - Donn Cook

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 6435

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 4098; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2497-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (17 or 20 December 1988). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007. Here the year of the performance recorded is given as 1989, but according to the online performance archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera the only performances in which Dunn and Giacomini both sang were those on 17 and 20 December 1988 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Boston Opera

Chorus - Boston Opera

Aida - Shirley Verrett

Radamès - James McCracken

Amneris - Elizabeth Connell

Amonasro - David Arnold

Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Il Re di Egitto - William Dansby

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00405

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1419 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1275-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Boston (8 June 1980). The performance on 29 May 1980 is reviewed in OPERA October 1980 pp.1029-1030. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 200, the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven, in their «February 2003 Update» and those issued by Premiere in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Aida - Norma Fantini

Radamès - José Cura

Amneris - Barbara Dever

Amonasro - Giorgio Zancanaro

Ramphis - Andrea Papi

Il Re di Egitto - Andrea Silvestrelli

Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan

Un Messaggero - Pierre Lefèbre

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 324 {2CDS}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (22 April 1998). The cast listed above is as given in «Opera '98 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell' Opera Lirica in Italia» p.191. This performance is reviewed in OPERA August 1998 pp.974-977.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1953?(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Aida - Maria Curtis Verna

Radamès - Umberto Borso

Amneris - Oralia Domínguez

Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini

Ramphis - Norman Scott

Il Re di Egitto - Enzo Felicitati

Un Messaggero - Uberto Scaglione

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Black Disc; - Remington 199-178 {3LPS} (1955)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20027 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK italian Opera Chorus - Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus - Fujiwara Opera Chorus

Aida - Gabriella Tucci

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Aldo Protti

Ramphis - Paolo Washington

Il Re di Egitto - Silvano Pagliuca

Una Sacerdotessa - Shiozo Kawauki

Un Messaggero - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 320-322 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08133

Compact Disc; - King K33Y 100-2 (Japan); Gala GL 100 507 {2CDS} ;; Frequenz 043-008 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 759-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

Laser Disc; - Seven Seas 631L 8-9 (Japanese NTSC); King KILM 102-103 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª

DVD (Video) - *NHK Video KIBM 1012 (Japan) (2002)ª; Video Artists Internationaal DVDVAI 4420 (2007)ª

VHS Video Cassette - VAI (NTSC)

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2008 p.95 (DVD) [PO'C]

Fanfare - Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 pp.375-376 (DVD) [HF]

Orpheus - April 1996 S.59 (audio); November + Dezember 2007 S.70 (DVD) [GH]

Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133 (audio)

American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.237-238 (DVD} [RVL]

Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.78 (audio)

Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 (DVD) [JC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (13 October 1961).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese

Una Sacerdotessa - Adalina Grigolato

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 824/3

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21032 {2CDS}

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4010 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #610A (NTSC & PAL); Hardy Trading Company HCV 1003 (PAL)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2004 p.85, p.87 [AB]

Opera News - June 1996 p.52 (video); November 2003 p.68 (DVD) [IS]

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 pp.306-307 (audio) [JM]

Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.63; März + April 2004 S.78 (DVD) [IW]

Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.49 (video)

Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.134 [MP]

Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7 (video)

American Record Guide - November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.271 (DVD) [CHP]

International Record Review - February 2004 p.92 [MVA]

VERDI DAL VIVO - p.25 (audio)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.88 (video)

Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 - dicembre 1996-gennaio 1997 p.147 (video)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.71 (video)

Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.102 (DVD) [SH]

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Arena of Verona (3 August 1966). According to OPERA (Festival Issue 1966 pp.105-106) Gencer took over the role of Aida from the indisposed Eleanora Ross. It is stated incorrectly on the H.R.E recording that the conductor is Zubin Mehta. The date given on the Hardy video is 9 August 1966 (or 16 July 1966).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Cavallaro - 1995(LE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne

Chorus - Choeur du Festival d'Opéra Avenches

Aida - Adriana Morelli

Radamès - Lando Bartolini

Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova

Amonasro - Vincenzo Sardinero

Ramphis - Sergio Fontana

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio de Gobbi

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Compact Disc; - Cascavelle DO 65152 {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juni 2000 No.247 S.63 [IW]

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given in the Arènes d'Avenches

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Reynaldo Censabella - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Aida - Adelaide Negri

Radamès - Liborio Simonella

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Ricardo Yost

Ramphis - Nino Meneghetti

Il Re di Egitto - Giannantonio Verlato

Una Sacerdotessa - Araceli Quijano

Un Messaggero - Fernando Chalabe

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Compact Disc; - Adelaide Negri CD (unnumbered) {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOM 412 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1990). The CDs are listed on the website ####http://www.adelaidanegri.com

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 2006(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Violeta Urmana

Radamès - Roberto Alagna

Amneris - Ildiko Komlósy

Amonasro - Carlo Guelfi

Ramphis - Giorgio Giuseppini

Il Re di Egitto - Marco Spotti

Una Sacerdotessa - Sae Kyung Rim

Un Messaggero - Antonello Ceron

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 200601 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2464-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª

DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3209 (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.6 July/August 2008 pp.377-378 [RT]

Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.67 (DVD) [EP]

Diapason - No.551 S octobre 2007 pp.145-146 (DVD) [MP]

American Record Guide - July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 pp.277-278 (DVD) [RVL]

Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 p.119 (DVD) [AT]

Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.78 (DVD) [RM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.83 (DVD) [MC]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI No.220 ottobre 2007 pp.77-78 [GL]

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at La Scala (7 December 2006). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Stuart Challender - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Australian Opera

Chorus - Australian Opera

Aida - Marilyn Zschau

Radamès - Ermanno Mauro

Amneris - Margreta Elkins

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Donald Shanks

Il Re di Egitto - Bruce Martin

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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 047 {2CDRS}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera Theatre. See OPERA December 1984 pp.1359-1360.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Elizabethan Trust Orchestra

Chorus - Australian Opera

Aida - Marilyn Richardson

Radamès - Donald Smith

Amneris - Elizabeth Connell

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Donald Shanks

Il Re di Egitto - Alan Light

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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 001 {2CDRS} (Australia)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. See OPERA April 1975 pp.384-385.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara

Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward

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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC-325 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 953.129 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 031 H070 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61

Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1997 p.67 [DMGR]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 March 1952)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - George London

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara

Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1173/74-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0031 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 [IW]

Musica (Milano) - N.144 marzo 2003 p.24 (mention)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [JS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1953; see «Sign off for the Old Met» pp.171-173)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Fedora Barbieri

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Roggero

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 676

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 February 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performace at the MET (31 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956?(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Lucine Amara

Radamès - Albert Da Costa

Amneris - Rosalind Elias

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 721

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Antonietta Stella

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - George London

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1461; Bensar OL 22357 (BRO 125520) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Maria Curtis Verna

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Irene Dalis

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 366

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 November 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Lucine Amara

Radamès - Dimiter Uzunov

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Heidi Krall

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL; 112859 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on 28 November 1959. The cast listed above is that given in the MET Annals and the Metopera Database for the performance on that date. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Mary Curtis Verna is listed as a cast member.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968??(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera?

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera?

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Cesare Siepi

Il Re di Egitto - Paul Plishka

Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - On Stage OS 4708 {2CDS}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.6 [RB]

Comments:- According to the notes issued with the CDs issued by On Stage this recording is of a performance at the Philadelphia Lyric Opera on February 20, 1968. According to the chronology in «Corelli - A Man, A Voice» by Marina Boagno (p.263) Corelli and Arroyo did sing in Aida in Philadelphia on this date, but the other roles were taken by M. Auseni, M. Dunn and B Giaiotti, and the performance was conducted by Guadagno. Aida was performed with the cast given at the MET on 31 May 1971. On this occasion the role not listed above, the Sacerdotessa, was sung by Carlotta Ordassy. What appears to be the same recording has been issued by Premiere Opera (CDNO 147-2)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Lucine Amara

Radamès - Richard Tucker

Amneris - Christa Ludwig

Ramphis - Ezio Flagello

Il Re di Egitto - Edmond Karlsrud

Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Kalil

Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 26516 (+Don Carlo - excerpts - Cleva - MET - 1970) {2CDS}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- It seems likely that this is a recording of part of a performance at the MET on 28 November or 8 December 1970 as these appear to be the only two occasions when these singers sang together at the MET. The role of Amonasro was sung by Cornell MacNeil and Mario Sereni on these dates. The date of February 1970 given by Hunt (A Notable Quartet p.94) appears to be incorrect as according to the «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera» Aida was not performed in that month. The CDs issued by Melodram are listed in Bongiovanni's catalogue (December 1994) p.12. Gala has also issued excerpts with these singers on their CDs entitled «Christa Ludwig - Rarities» (GL 100.596) and assigned them incorrecty to a performance at the MET on 28 February 1970. This mistake probably arose from the eleven being read as a Roman «II» by someone

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Galina Savova

Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Amneris - Bianca Berini

Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell

Ramphis - Luigi Roni

Il Re di Egitto - Julien Robbins

Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss

Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 197902 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 December 1979). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1949(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Salome) {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (19 February 1949). The Myto recording is a «fill-up» for the recording of Salome (MET 1952)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Ramón Vinay

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 011 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 728; The Opera Lovers AID 195001 {2CDRS} ; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0142 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Myto 2 MCD 053 H 106 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [JV]

Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoon at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.471. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1951 by «Myto»; see l'opera (Milano) novembre 2005 p.45.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Cristofori - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Coro

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Angelo Mori

Amneris - Franca Mattiucci

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Ivo Vinco

Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Micalucci

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1383-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Terme di Caracalla (July 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases 2004». The partial cast listed above is that given «Leyla Gencer - romanzo vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.505 and in the online chronology of performances by Leyla Gencer (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). This differs slightly from the partial cast announced in OPERA August 1970 p.748. Premiere lists Guelfi and Raimondi as cast members.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giorgio Croci - 1997(LE)

Orchestra - Stagione d'Opera

Chorus - Stagione d'Opera - Don Cossack Chorus

Aida - Pauletta de Vaughn

Radamès - Bruno Sebastian

Amneris - Adriana Nicoli

Amonasro - Walter Donati

Ramphis - Alexander Teliga

Il Re di Egitto - Ivan Tomasev

Una Sacerdotessa - Francesca Lauri

Un Messaggero - Franco Traverso

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DVD (Video) - Beckman Cascade BDV 51004

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

BBC Music Magazine - July 2002 p.110 [CO]

International Record Review - October 2002 p.92 [MVA]

Répertoire - No.155 mars 2002 p.38 [PB]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.262 février 2002 p.102 [GG]

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at St. Margarethe, Austria (July 1997)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Pavel Despalj - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Orlando Opera

Chorus - Orlando Opera

Aida - Jessye Norman

Radamès - Robert Nagy

Amneris - Nadja Despalj

Amonasro - Richard Fredricks

Ramphis - McHenry Boatwright

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 986-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Orlando Opera. The partial cast listed above is that given by «Verdi's Disco» (click link below). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «May 2003 Premiere Opera Opera Compact Disc Releases». ####http://verdisdisco.de

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Russian

Conductor Odissei Akhillesovich Dimitriady - 196?(SE)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Aida - Galina Vishnevskaya

Radamès - Zurab Andzhaparidzye

Amneris - Irina Arkhipova

Ramphis - Ivan Petrov

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 019247-8 {1LP}; Melodiya C 01403-4 {1LP}

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Plácido Domingo - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Alessandra Marc

Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini

Amneris - Luciana D' Intino

Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons

Ramphis - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna

Il Re di Egitto - Walter Fink

Una Sacerdotessa - Majorie Vance

Un Messaggero - Richard Brunner

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 612 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2493-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (16 February 1995). The cast listed above was obtained from the «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995». The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Craig)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Gwyneth Jones

Radamès - Charles Craig

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau

Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly

Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley

Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Opera Dept 10301-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3116 (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics 8878 (NTSC) (1998)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 February 1968). This was transmitted by BBC 2 Television. See Radio Times Issue dated February 1 1968 p.23 where it is stated «For the first time BBC-2 presents a complete opera in colour direct from the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN». There is a review in OPERA March 1968 pp.257-258. It was announced in Radio Times that Radames would be sung by Richard Cassily, but, on the advice of Equity, he was refused a work permit. The VHS cassette issued by Legato is listed in their «New Video Cassette Listings - Winter 1998» where it is described as «Time coded/fair quality». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Vickers)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Gwyneth Jones

Radamès - Jon Vickers

Amneris - Lyne Dourian

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau

Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly

Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley

Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00098

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27019 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1849-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3420

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 [JM]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Covent Garden (27 January 1968). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. (see Radio Times Issue dated January 25 1968 p.9). The performance on 30 January with the same cast is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.250). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Cheryl Studer

Radamès - Dennis O'Neill

Amneris - Luciana D' Intino

Amonasro - Alexander Agache

Ramphis - Robert Lloyd

Il Re di Egitto - Mark Beesley

Una Sacerdotessa - Yvonne Barclay

Un Messaggero - Robin Leggate

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Compact Disc - Serenissima C 360163/4 {2CDS};The Opera Lovers AID 199401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 01031 (PAL); Pioneer LDC PILC 1181 (Japanese NTSC)

VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AID-050 (NTSC)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1996 p.52

Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.60; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 [SS]

Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.111

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.68

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (June 1994). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1956(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Aida - Birgit Nilsson

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Brita Hertzberg

Amonasro - Sigurd Björling

Ramphis - Sven Nilsson

Il Re di Egitto - Leon Björker

Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabeth Söderström

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22055 (+Lohengrin +Parsifal - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.61 [DN]

International Record Review - January 2005 p.79 [MT]

The Record Collector - Vol.50 No,1 March 2005 pp.47-49 [MS]

Comments:- Recording of most of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (12 February 1956). The first scene is omitted.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish and Finnish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Aida - Anita Välkki

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Barbro Ericson

Amonasro - Sigurd Björling

Ramphis - Erik Saedén

Il Re di Egitto - Arne Tyrén

Una Sacerdotessa - Eva Pritz

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1636-2 {2CDRS}; Opera Depot OD 10366-2 {2CDS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera. Anita Välkki sings in Finnish and the rest of the cast in Swedish. See OPERA August 1960 pp.565-566. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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