(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1906-1907(STU)
Orchestra - Banda di Milano
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Teresa Chelotti
Radamès - Orazio Cosentino
Amneris - Vittoria Colombati
Amonasro - Giovanni Novelli
Ramphis - Alfredo Brondi
Una Sacerdotessa - Elvira Magliulo
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Black Disc - Zonophone 12664/78 {15x10in single-sided 78s}, 24017, 24019/25 (8x12in single-sided 78s)
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:- Elvira Magliulo also sang part of the role of Aida
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1912(STC)
Orchestra - Banda
Chorus - Coro
Aida - Lya Remondini
Radamès - Giuseppe Armanini
Amneris - Fanny Anitua
Amonasro - Cesare Formichi
Ramphis - Vincenzo Bettoni
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Baldassare
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Black Disc; - Columbia D 4486-4502 {17x10in-78s} (Italy) (1913)ª; Columbia 5558-5574 {17x10in-78s} (UK)
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)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:- *Some of the roles were shared by singers other than those listed above as folows: Aida (E. Toninello, Lia Moglia, Teresa Chelotti, ? De Perez), Radames (Gaetano Tommasini, Egidio Cunego), Amneris (Andreina Beinat, Eugenia López Nuñes, D. Frau), Ramphis (G. Martino)
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1919(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Valentina Bartolomasi
Radamès - Enrico Trentini
Amneris - Rosita Pagani
Amonasro - Adolfo Pacini
Ramphis - Guido Fernandez
Il Re di Egitto - Pietro Brilli
Una Sacerdotessa - Valentina Bartolomasi
Un Messaggero - Gaetano Mazzanti
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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce el Padrone»; S 5150-5180; (even numbers) {16x12in-78s}, R 5153R 5157, R 5159, R 5169 (4x10in-78s) (1920)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:- *The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated novembre 1920. They were recorded between 7 October and 14 November 1919. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Radamès - Aroldo Lindi
Amneris - Maria Capuana
Amonasro - Armando Borgioli
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Salvatore Baccaloni
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14497-14514 (18x78s) (Italy); Columbia 9726-9743 (18x78s) (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia «Masterworks» OP.3 (67641 D - 67658 D) (18x78s) (USA) ; Columbia «Entré EL-3 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1015-1017 (Italy) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1083-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 78044 {2CDS} (1998)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 - May 1929 p.523 (Klein p.263); April 1996 p.130 [AB]
Opera - January 1996 p.20
Opera News - October 1996 p.40
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.56-57 [JA]
Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.130
American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.273
Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.4 [NL]
The Record Collector - December 2001 Vol.46 No.1 p.257 [AB]
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Dusolina Giannini
Radamès - Aureliano Pertile
Amneris - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
Amonasro - Giovanni Inghilleri
Ramphis - Luigi Manfrini
Il Re di Egitto - Guglielmo Masini
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone AW 23-41 {19x78s}; HMV D 1595-1613 {19x78s} (1929)ª; Victor «Masterworks» Set 54 (9488-9506) {19x78s}; Supraphon 012 1171/73 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-01616/01618 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32543-4 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5004-5 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78013 {2CDS}; Romophone 89004-2 {2CDS} (1998)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 - May 1929 p.523 (Klein)
Opera - December 1994 p.1391
Opera Now - January 1995 p.52; March/April 1999 p.99 [GH]
Opera News - September 1995 p.57; February 1999 p.75 [JC]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.355 [JC]
Orpheus - November 1994 p.63
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.56-57 [JA]
Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.288 [LM]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.92 [PO'C]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68: No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58 (mention)
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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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Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Gina Cigna
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Ettore Nava
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Zaccarini
Un Messaggero - Duilio Baronti
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Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. Fabritiis) {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - Alwin) {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
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance given at the Deutsches Opernhaus (22 June 1937)
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Mária Németh
Radamès - Todor Mazaroff
Amneris - Kerstin Thorborg
Amonasro - Alexander Svéd
Ramphis - Herbert Alsen
Il Re di Egitto - Carl Bissuti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 574 (+Die Entführung aus;; dem Serail - excerpts) {1LP} (1971)ª
Compact Disc - Koch/Schwann 3-1457-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.7)
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 - February 1995 p.115
Opera News - March 18 1995 p.34
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (26 September 1937)
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Gina Cigna
Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Carlo Morelli
Ramphis - Ezio Pinza
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Cordon
Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka
Un Messaggero - Giordano Paltrinieri
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 147 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27011 {2CDS}; The Forties FT 1501-2 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 043 H091 {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 1995 S.59
Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.61
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.84 [PN]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1937). See EJS Discography p.75
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1938(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Reichssenders Stuttgart
Chorus - Chor des Reichssenders Stuttgart
Aida - Margarete Teschenmacher
Radamès - Helge Roswaenge
Amneris - Inger Karén
Amonasro - Georg Hann
Ramphis - Ludwig Weber
Il Re di Egitto - Heinrich Hölzlin
Una Sacerdotessa - Helma Panke
Un Messaggero - Max Oßwald
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Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90274 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Cantus Classics 51002 {2CDS} Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1997 p.64 [AI]
Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.106
Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.65
Comments:- Recorded on 24 April 1938. The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue.
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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}
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:-
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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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Iva Pacetti
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Ramphis - Andrea Mongelli
Il Re di Egitto - Ernesto Dominici
Una Sacerdotessa - Pina Tassi
Un Messaggero - Nino Mazziotti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 485 (+excerpts - cond. Panizza) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - *Eklipse EKR 53 (+excerpts cond. de Sabata) {2CDS}
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 Act I (starting towards the end of Celeste Aida) of a performance at the Baths of Caracalla (5 August 1939). Included on the Eklipse CDs as a filler with the recording from Berlin (1937). The sound is poor.
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Carlo Tagliabue
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 485 (+excerpts; cond. de Fabritiis) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1110
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 at the MET (4 February 1939; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.187-188). 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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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
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:-
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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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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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Rose Bampton
Radamès - Arthur Carron
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Nicola Moscona
Il Re di Egitto - John Gurney
Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka
Un Messaggero - Lodovico Oliviero
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 102
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 (19 January 1940). 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». According to their online catalogue the conductor was «Papi», but the Annals of the Met give Panizza.
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Rose Bampton
Radamès - Arthur Carron
Amneris - Lydia Summers
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Norman Cordon
Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary
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Black Disc; - World Greatest Operas SR 51/54 {4x78s}; RCA Camden CAL 225 {1LP} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (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
Comments:- Recorded on 28, 30 May and 17 June 1940.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1941(LCE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Daniza Ilitsch
Radamès - Set Svanholm
Amneris - Elena Nikolaidi
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Josef von Manowarda
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1458-2 (Wiener Staatsoper-Live Vol.8)
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 1995 p.143
Opera News - March 18 1995 p.34
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337
Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85
Comments:- *Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (5 & 10 June 1941)
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Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Stella Roman
Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Ezio Pinza
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Cordon
Una Sacerdotessa - Maxine Stellman
Un Messaggero - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 101 {3LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Cassette - *Those Radio Times 233/4
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 3 {2CDS}; The Forties FTO 327.28 {2CDS};; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2011 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {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:-
Orpheus - April 1994 S.60; August/September 1996 S.89; August-September 1997 S.80
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58
International Record Review - July 2000 pp.111-112 [SP]
International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 pp.101-103 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.72
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1941)
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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
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 at the MET (21 February 1942). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» p.243
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1942(RE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Aida - Hilde Scheppan
Radamès - Helge Roswaenge
Amneris - Margarete Klose
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Wilhelm Schirp
Il Re di Egitto - Wilhelm Lang
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Black Disc - Acanta BB 22025; Melodiya M10 47295 003 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90219
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 - November 1994 p.62
Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.146
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli
Amneris - Bruna Castagna
Amonasro - Richard Bonelli
Ramphis - Norman Cordon
Il Re di Egitto - Lansing Hatfield
Una Sacerdotessa - Frances Greer
Un Messaggero - John Dudley
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 500 {2LPS} (1970)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 26 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 784 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers 194301 {2CDRS}
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:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.61
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1943). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Stella Roman
Radamès - Set Svanholm
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Nicola Moscona
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman
Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka
Un Messaggero - Lodovico Oliviero
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 289; Bensar OL 122846 (BRO 124186) {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 December 1946). 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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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1946(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Maria Caniglia
Radamès - Beniamino Gigli
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Gino Bechi
Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero
Il Re di Egitto - Italo Tajo
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Huder
Un Messaggero - Adelio Zagonora
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Black Disc - HMV DB 6392-6411 {20x78s}; HMV 9131-9150 {20x78s;AC} La Voce del Padrone QALP 10010-10013 {4LPS} (Italy) RCA Victor M 1174 (11-9911 - 11-9930) {20x78s} RCA Victor M 1175 (11-9931 - 11-9950) {20x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6400 {4LPS} *World Record Club SH 153-5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 63331-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Arkadia 78032 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78709/10 {2CDS} ; Preiser Records 20006 {2CDS} (2001)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67487-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110156/7 {2CDS} (2001)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 - October 1947 p.69 [WRA]; October 1971 p.696; May 1990 p. [JBS]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; February 2002 p.81, p.83 [MEO]
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]
Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.152
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
International Record Review - January 2001 p.121 [MVA]
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.301-302 [RVL]
ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.126-127 [EAM]
Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.70 (mention): No.107 novembre 1997 p.67 [LC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.93 [MC]: No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [TF]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 p.104 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.91-92 [AG]
Comments:- Recorded 15-24 July 1946
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Conductor Guido Picco - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico
Chorus - Ópera Nacional de Mejico
Aida - Astrid Varnay
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Winifred Heidt
Amonasro - Giuseppe Valdengo
Ramphis - Roberto Silva
Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino
Una Sacerdotessa - Ana María Feuss
Un Messaggero - José Mendieta
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 369 {2LPS}
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 Palacio de las Bella Artes, Mexico City (June 1948)
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Conductor Jules Gressier - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique
Chorus - Choeurs Yvonne Gouverné
Aida - Maria Vitale
Radamès - José Luccioni
Amneris - Georgette Frozier-Marot
Amonasro - Charles Cambon
Ramphis - André Philippe
Il Re di Egitto - Jean Claverie
Una Sacerdotessa - Yvette Marras
Un Messaggero - Louis Rialland
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera from Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Malibran MR 508 (highlights) {1CD} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 (highlights) [SL]
Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 p.71 (highlights) [JC]
The Record Collector - Vol.48 No.2 June 2003 pp.151-152 (highlights) [LL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 August 1948. Maria Vitale sings in Italian and the rest of the cast sing in French except José Luccioni who sings in Italian when he is addressing Aida.
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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
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:-
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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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1949
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Aida - Herva Nelli
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Eva Gustavson
Amonasro - Giuseppe Valdengo
Ramphis - Norman Scott
Il Re di Egitto - Dennis Harbour
Una Sacerdotessa - Teresa Stich-Randall
Un Messaggero - Virginio Assandri
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6132 {3LPS}; RCA RB 16021-3; RCA «Victrola» VIC-6113/1-3; RCA «Victrola» VICS-6113/1-3 (Electronic stereo); RCA «Victrola» VL 46021 {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» AT 303/1-3 {3LPS}; Melodiya D 029623-8 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - RCA GK60326
Compact Disc; - *RCA GD 60600(3); RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60326 (collection) {7CDS};;; Urania URN 22.224 {2CDS} (2004)ª; RCA 67893 (part of «Verdi - Complete Toscanini Recordings») {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - *RCA 60331-6-RG(NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Urania URNDVD 300 (2005)ª; Testament SBDVD 1005 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - BMG 60331 827.99(NTSC); RCA 790 346(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 - May 1957 p.444; June 1957 p.25; October 1957 p.171; January 1969 p.1055; September 1973 p.559 [AB]; May 1990 p.1966 p.1969
Opera - July 1957 p.450; August 1967 p.665; October 1967 p.853
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 p.345 (DVD) [MM]; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.214-215 (audio) [MHF]
Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.5 p.74 [JH]
American Record Guide - May 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.130 [PLM]: October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.120 [CJL]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.36 [VAL]
Gramophone Record Review - June 1957 p.638
American Record Guide - October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.120: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.37 [VAL]
ARSC Journal - Vol.37 No.2 Fall 2006 pp.269-270 [GAG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.86 [MCP]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.84 (DVD) [JC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.196 luglio/agosto 2005 p.104 (DVD) [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of concert performances (26 March 1949 - Acts 1,2; 2 April 1949 - Acts 3,4). Relief has issued recordings of rehearsals for these broadcasts on two CDs (Relief CR 1896; see ORPHEUS Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.84 incorrectly attributed to the Met)
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Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LE)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Maria Callas
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Nicola Moscona
Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino
Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Rodríguez
Un Messaggero - Carlos Sagarminaga
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 44 (+Turandot - excerpts) {1CD}; DiVa 1112 (+Turandot - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0010-1 (+Il trovatore - excerpts) {1CD} (2001)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 1995 S.58
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.13
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.100, p.102 [TE]
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (3 June 1950)
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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
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:-
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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Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Maria Callas
Radamès - Kurt Baum
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Nicola Moscona
Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino
Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Rodríguez
Un Messaggero - Carlos Sagarminaga
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC-200; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 310-3
Compact Disc; - Instituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 343-344 {2CDS};; Melodram 26009; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition Live Vol.1) {10CDS};; Fono Enterprise FONO 016/7 {2CDS} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 194301
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 - Dezember 2000 S.73 [GH]
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.13
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (30 May 1950). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Laszlo Halasz - 1950(SE)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Aida - Camilla Williams
Radamès - Giulio Gari
Amneris - Lydia Ibarrondo
Amonasro - Lawrence Winters
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Black Disc - MGM E 554 {1x10in-LP}; MGM K-81 {45s} MGM E 3023 (+Faust - excerpts) {1LP}; Lion CL 40000 (+Faust - excerpts) {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
Comments:- *This recording is listed in «The New York City Opera» by Martin L. Sokol p.210. It comprises the following excerpts: Celeste Aida; Ritorna vincitor; Fu la sorte; Triumphal march; Ciel mio padre; Rivedrai le foreste; Già i sacerdote adunasi; O terra addio
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Conductor Alberto Paoletti - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Stella Roman
Radamès - Gino Sarri
Amneris - Sylvia Sawyer
Amonasro - Antonio Manca Serra
Ramphis - Vittorio Tatozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese
Una Sacerdotessa - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli
Un Messaggero - Paolo Caroli
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Black Disc - Capitol PCR 8179 {3LPS}; Allegro-Royale 1712-1714 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00048
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100634 (+Stella Roman - recital + Aida - highlights -; Picco 1948) {3CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.112 julio-agosto 2008 p.89 [PN]
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Maria Callas
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Oralia Domínguez
Amonasro - Giuseppe Taddei
Ramphis - Roberto Silva
Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino
Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Rodríguez
Un Messaggero - Carlos Sagarminaga
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Black Disc - Cetra LO-40/3 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL-023; BJR 104 {3LPS}; MRF 21 BJR 151-3 {3LPS}; BJR 1511/13 {3LPS}; Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS-2002 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 473 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Fonit Cetra CDF 1026; Melodram MEL 26009; DINO 9075107; Pantheon PHE 6658/9 {2CDS}; Standing Room Only SRO 508-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; DiVa 1123-1124 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0020-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.172 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 158-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; EMI Classics 562 678-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 195101 {2CDRS}; Fono FONO 1031/2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Myto MCD 00150 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.105 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.203 [HF]; Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.30-35 [MM]
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]; Januar + Februar 2004 S.58 (mention) [GH]
Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]
International Record Review - January 2004 pp.79-80 [MVA]
American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.234 [RVL]
Répertoire - February 1993 p.68
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.97 [MC]: No.66 diciembre 2003 pp.87-88 [AG]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Mexico City (3 July 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Singverein der Gesellschaft Musikfreunde Wien
Aida - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Radamès - Lorenz Fehenberger
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Giampiero Malaspina
Ramphis - Mario Petri
Il Re di Egitto - Alois Pernerstorfer
Una Sacerdotessa - Hilde Forer
Un Messaggero - Fritz Sperlbauer
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 205 {2CDS}; Urania URN 22.190 {2CDS} ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0057 {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:-
Opera News - June 2002 p.63 [GJ]
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79-S.80 [DN]
Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (3 February 1951)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Aida - Caterina Mancini
Radamès - Mario Filippeschi
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Rolando Panerai
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Massaria
Un Messaggero - Salvatore De Tommaso
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1228 {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18173-75 LPM {3LPS} Cetra Soria 1228 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 83010-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500 319 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser Records 20042 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7918-2 {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 - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.228-229 [JM]
American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.112, p.132 [PHR]: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.249 [KM]
International Record Review - February 2001 p.107 [RTL]: February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]: Anno XX N.201 gennaio 2006 pp.85-86 [MG]
Comments:- *Recorded on 12 June 1951. A disc with highlights from this recording is reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE October 1961 p.221
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Aida - Hilde Zadek
Radamès - Helge Roswaenge
Amneris - Elisabeth Höngen
Amonasro - Josef Metternich
Ramphis - Helmut Fehn
Il Re di Egitto - Sigmund Roth
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0036 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500804 {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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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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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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Hessischer Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester
Chorus - Hessischer Rundfunk-Chor
Aida - Annelies Kupper
Radamès - Max Lorenz
Amneris - Margarete Klose
Amonasro - Rudolf Gonszar
Ramphis - Otto von Rohr
Il Re di Egitto - Aage Poulsen
Una Sacerdotessa - Christa Ludwig
Un Messaggero - Hans Bert Dick
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.146 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0051 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500818 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Documents 231857 {2CDS} (2009)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 - März 1997 S.58: 9+10 September+Oktober 2009 S.55 [CZ]
Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.6
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
Comments:- *Recording of a broadcast performance (8 (Myto) or 11 (Walhall) November 1952)
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Conductor Erasmo Ghiglia - 1952(SE)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Aida - Claudia Prada
Radamès - Achille Braschi
Amonasro - Ettore Nava
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Black Disc; - *Saga XID 5263 {1LP} (1966)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:- *The conductor's name is given as Erasmo Ghili on the label and sleeve of my copy of the Saga LP. I have assumed that this is a misprimt. The singer of the role of Amneris is not given.
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Dario Caselli
Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena
Una Sacerdotessa - Suzanne Danco
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2735-2737 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 172-174 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 516-518 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca D47D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London LLA-13 {3LPS} (1952)ª; London A 4308 {3LPS}; Richmmond RS 63002 {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 239-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0191 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110129-30 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.173-174 [LS]; December 1962 pp.310-311 [EG]; April 1967 pp.545-546 [PHW]; May 1978 p.1930 [AB]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]
Opera - July 1967 p.591
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.220-211 [JM]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.66 [IW]
Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149
American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]: March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.261 [RVL]
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.91 [CLO]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.18
BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84
Classic CD - March 1994 p.63
International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]: February 2004 p.30 (mention) [JTH]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [GE]
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.84-85 [MC]
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1952?(SE)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Aida - Vassilka (Vera) Petrova
Radamès - Gino Sarri
Amneris - Elizabeth Wysor
Amonasro - Ivan Petroff
Ramphis - Bruno Sbalchiero
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Black Disc - Ace A 1009/12 {2LPS}
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:- *The records issued by Ace are listed in the online catalogue of Parnassus Records P274
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1953(FI)
Orchestra - RAI
Chorus - RAI
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Giuseppe Campora
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Gino Bechi
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Endico Formichi
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DVD (Video) - Qualiton (Etcetera) 616 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #553
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.30 No.3 January/February 2007 p.320 [JC]
American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.248 [RVL]
Comments:- *Video recording of a film directed by Clemente Fracassi. The roles of Aida, Amneris, Radames, Amonasro, Ramphis, and the King are acted by Sophia Loren, Lois Maxwell, Luciano della Marras, Afro Poli, Antonio Cassinelli, and Endico Formichi. The film is reviewed in L'Avant Scène Opéra No.98 (Cinéma No.360) p.72.
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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
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 - 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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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
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 - 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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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Ebe Stignani
Amonasro - Ugo Savarese
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Una Sacerdotessa - Anna Perosi
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 006 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 109-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CDWW 947 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10386-2 {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 Naples (March 1953; see OPERA June 1953 p.356). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» and those issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003.
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Aida - Leonora (Lenora) Lafayette
Radamès - Joseph Gostic
Amneris - Georgine von Milinkovic
Amonasro - Ferdinand Frantz
Ramphis - Gottlob Frick
Il Re di Egitto - Walter Berry
Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Un Messaggero - Karl Ostertag
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00117
Compact Disc; - *Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0007 {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:-
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.86 [BD]
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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
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:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]
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Conductor Viktor Vaszy - 1953
Orchestra - Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Chorus - Hungarian Radio Chorus
Aida - Klára Takács
Radamès - József Simándy
Amneris - Klára Palánkay
Amonasro - Alexander Svéd
Ramphis - Gyorgy Littasy
Il Re di Egitto - Pál Rissay
Una Sacerdotessa - Judit Sándor
Un Messaggero - József Réti
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Black Disc - Hungaroton 129 {3LPS}; Hungaroton LPX 31006 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 252 (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
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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
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:- *Recorded at a (concert?) performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (10 October 1954).
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Anita Cerquetti
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Elena Nicolai
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 134 {1CD};; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOCO 11 {1CD} (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:-
Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]
Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.85 [PN]
Comments:- *Recording of parts of Act 1,2 and 3 of a performance at the Arena Flegrea in very poor sound
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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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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Aida - Natalia Sokolova
Radamès - Georgi Nelepp
Amneris - Vera Aleksandrovna Davydova
Amonasro - Pavel Lisitsian
Ramphis - Ivan Petrov
Il Re di Egitto - Igor Mikhailov
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonia Ivanova
Un Messaggero - A Syrovatko-Zolotarëv
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 01577-84 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 06007-12 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Opera Encyclopedia AE 207 - Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2001)ª; *Gala GL 100.771 (+Galina Vishnevskaya sings Aida) {2CDS} (2006)ª; Cantus Classics 500754 {2CDS} (2006)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:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]
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Conductor Walter Schoeder - 1955(LE)
Orchestra - Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Aida - Beverly Sills
Radamès - Victor Mincieli {or Mincielli)
Amneris - Irene Kramarich
Amonasro - Vincent Donato
Ramphis - Carlos Sherman
Il Re di Egitto - Lewis Appleton
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 2955S
Compact Disc; - House of Opera «Collection of Beverly Sills Operas» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera MP3-CD 205; Opera Depot OD 10398-1 {1CD} (2009)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 concert performance of excerpts given by the Philharmonic Society of Greater Paterson. The cast listed above is that given by Roy C. Dicks on OPERA-L, Fri, 19 May 2006 14:25:02 -4000:-
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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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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Antonietta Stella
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani
Ramphis - Mario Petri
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabetta Fusco
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 116-117 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 870-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 597 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6476/77 {2CDS} (2006)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:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.212 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.87 [MC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (November 1955)
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Hans Hopf
Amneris - Jean Madeira
Amonasro - George London
Ramphis - Gottlob Frick
Il Re di Egitto - Oskar Czerwenka
Una Sacerdotessa - Anny Felbermayer
Un Messaggero - Erich Majkut
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 145-3 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 267 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1507-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0114 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Opera Depot OD 10251-2 {2CDRS} (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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [CC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.84-85 [JV]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (11 November 1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.25
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Rudolf Schock
Amneris - Sieglinde Wagner
Amonasro - Josef Metternich
Ramphis - Peter Roth-Ehrang
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 1509 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 70 003 {1LP} EMI Electrola E 80 588 {1LP}; EMI Electrola 1C 047 28581 {1LP} EMI Electrola 1C 147 29150-1M {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74263 2 9 {1CD} (Germany) (2001)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 - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
Luister - Februaryi/Maart 1956 p.131 [LR]
Comments:- *A recording of excerpts from Act 3 in German. The following excerpts are performed: Azurne Bläue; Wehe! Mein Vater!; Ich sehe dich wieder, meine Aida; Bei Napata die Schluchten! (to the end).
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Jussi Björling
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Bruna Rizzoli
Un Messaggero - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6122 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; RCA Victor 26.35004EA {3LPS}; RCA Victor VIC 6119 {3LPS} ; HMV ALP 1388-1390 {3LPS} (1956)ª; *RCA VL 43533 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª; RCA VLS 43533 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA ALK-3-5380p.1/2/3; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA GD 86652 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Urania URN 22274 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.11042-44 (+Un ballo in maschera - Mitropoulos - excerpts) {3CDS} (2006)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 1955 p.255 (mention) [HCS]; November 1956 pp.221-222 [PHW]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
Opera - December 1956 p.758
Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-58 [JL]; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60-61 [WD]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.159-160 [WA]
American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40, p.43 [PHR]: November/ December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.203 [CHP]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.64-vi [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.13
Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.37 [DH]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.150
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.87 [GL]
Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.61, p.154
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Maria Callas
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Tito Gobbi
Ramphis - Giuseppe Modesti
Il Re di Egitto - Nicola Zaccaria
Una Sacerdotessa - Elvira Galassi
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1318-1320 {3LPS} (1956)ª; *EMI SLS 5108 {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 290976-3 {3LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3525 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Columbia 33 WCX 1318/20 {3LPS} (Germany) (1958)ª; Electrola C 90 475/477 {3LPS} (Germany) (1959)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5108 (1978)ª;; EMI EX 290976-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49030-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56316-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111240/1 {2CDS} (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:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1956 p.322 [PHW]; February 1978 p.1465 [AB]; July 1978 p.256 [AB]; November 1987 p. [AB]
Opera - March 1956 p.176
Diapason - No 438 juin 1997 p.94
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.102 (2) p.104 (4) p.1OO
Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.153
American Record Guide - January 1956 Vol.22 No.5 p.81 [PHR]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.228 (mention) [CHP]
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57
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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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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
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.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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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Antonietta Stella
Radamès - Giuseppe di Stefano
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria
Il Re di Egitto - Silvio Maionica
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Zampieri
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 317 {2LPS} (1977)ª; Paragon DSV 52026 {3LPS}; Replica ARPL 32448 {3LPS}; Giuseppe Di Stefano GDS 1003
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 204-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66353 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2515-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6565/66 {2CDS} (2009)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.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.243-244 [JM]
Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 pp.62-63 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.5: Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.20
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.96 Febrero 1997 p.30
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1956, see OPERA February 1957 p.102). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Aida - Maria Curtis Verna
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Miriam Pirazzini
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Giulio Neri
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Athos Cesarini
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1262-1/3; Cetra LPS 3262 (electronic stereo); Cetra TRV 05
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 29 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573826422 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.369 {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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.316; July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]
Opera - November 1958 p.736; January 1996 p.20
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.367; Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 pp.300-301 [JM]
Orpheus - Mai 1991 S.61; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.160 aprile 2002 p.108 [GL]
Comments:- Recorded on 18 December 1956.
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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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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
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 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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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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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
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:-
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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Conductor Antonio Narducci - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Anita Cerquetti
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Fernando Corena
Il Re di Egitto - Norman Treigle
Una Sacerdotessa - Carmen Gómez
Un Messaggero - José Sosa
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 917-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1512-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD 10045-2 {2CDRS} (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:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.70 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City September 1958). The cast listed above is that given in «Anita Cerquetti - Umilita e Fierezza» p. 194. There were two performances and Ramphis was sung by Nicola Zaccaria in one and by Fernando Corena in the other. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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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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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
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 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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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Singerverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien
Aida - Renata Tebaldi
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Arnold Van Mill
Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena
Una Sacerdotessa - Eugenia Ratti
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5539-5541 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2167-2169 {3LPS} (reissued by VIVANTE LONDON 1997) (1959)ª; *Decca 414 087-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London A 4345 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA-1313 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A20 (1976)ª;; Decca 414 087-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 414 087-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 725-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca «Legends» 460 978-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca 000830402 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90015 (7½ips 4-track) (1960)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 1959 p.303; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; October 1962 p.189; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; January 1989 p. [AB]
Opera - March 1960 p.222
HiFi News & Record Review - January 1998 p.99 (Vivante LP reissue) [JMH]
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]; Vol.31 No.1 September/ October 2007 pp.232-233 [JM]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.16
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.53 [RD]: August 1960 Vol.10 No.8 p.80 (tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.543 [CJL]: November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.250 (open reel tape): January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]
Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.17 [FGB]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 60 July/August 1989 p.129: Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130
Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
Comments:- *For an adverse comment on the sound of this recording by Christopher Raeburn see OPERA, August 1996 p.874
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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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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell
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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (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.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Agostino Ferrin
Una Sacerdotessa - Giuliana Matteini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00070
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 835-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro alla Scala (21 April 1960; see OPERA July 1960 p.489). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Compact Disc Releases from Premiere Opera» dated February/March 2003, where the conductor is given (incorrectly?) as «Rossi».
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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
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 broadcast on 15 October 1960.
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Sinfoniker
Aida - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Radamès - Rudolf Schock
Amneris - Betty Allen
Ramphis - Gottlob Frick
Una Sacerdotessa - Pilar Lorengar
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Compact Disc; - EMI 7243 5 74714 2 8 {1CD} (2001)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
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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
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 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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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)
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 - 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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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Aida - Galina Vishnevskaya
Radamès - Zurab Andzhaparidzye
Amneris - Irina Arkhipova
Amonasro - Pavel Lisitsian
Ramphis - Ivan Petrov
Il Re di Egitto - Vladimir Filippov
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1059 {2CDS} (2009)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:-
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2009 p.98 [JTH]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Luisa Maragliano
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {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:- *Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Gloria Davy
Radamès - Sándor Kónya
Amneris - Cvetka Ahlin
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Paul Schöffler
Una Sacerdotessa - Cvetka Ahlin
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Black Disc - D.G.G. SLPM 136402 {1LP}; *DG 2535 372
Compact Cassette - DG 3335 372
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:-
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.84 [GB]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Mietta Sighele
Un Messaggero - Franco Ricciardi
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Black Disc; - RCA LSC 6158 {3LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA RE 25038-25040 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 4538-4540 (UK) (1962)ª; *Decca SET 427-429; RCA Victor 630.630/632 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; RCA Victor 640.708/10 {3LPS} (France) (1962)ª; Victor SA 3006 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Cassette - Decca K64K32
Compact Disc; - *Decca 417 416-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Double Decca 460 765-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8005 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)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 - July 1962 p.62; October 1962 p.189; November 1970 p.855; November 1977 p.900 [AB]; September 1987 p.482 [AB]
Opera - September 1962 p.627
Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 pp.24-25 [JG]
American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.739 [HG]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1962 Vol.12 No.6 p.49 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Régine Crespin
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Belen Amparan
Amonasro - Carlo Meliciani
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
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Compact Disc; - *Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 834-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 106-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Fiori FI 1067 (downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps)
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 performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (1 September 1962). According to the performance history in «A Hero's Life» (p.319) this performance took place on 11 September 1962. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor George Schick - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Carlotta Ordassy
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - Great Opera Recordings G.O.P. 33 {3LPS} Stradivarius STR 1011-1013 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 024 271 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]; No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.23
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.84 [JS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1962; see «Signing-off for the Old Met» pp.378-381). This recording is sometimes attributed to a performance on 23 December 1961, but the cast was quite different on that day.
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Luigi Ottolini
Amneris - Grace Hoffman
Amonasro - Louis Quilico
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6068 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6068 {1LP} (1963)ª; London 5798 {1LP} (1963)ª;; London OS 25798 {1LP} (1963)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90073 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)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 - October 1963 p.191; January 1964 p.319
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.77 [CLO]: May 1964 Vol.14 No.5 p.95 [RDD] (open reel tape)
American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.627 [GLM]
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Conductor Robert Wagner - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester der Stadt Innsbruck
Chorus - Chor der Stadt Innsbruck
Aida - Hilde Zadek
Radamès - Ernst Kozub
Amneris - Gisela Litz
Amonasro - Franz Crass
Una Sacerdotessa - Hermine Haidinger
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Black Disc - Philips G 03 099 L {1LP}; Philips 837 009 GY {1LP} Philips 6593 013 {1LP}; Philips 839 563 VGY {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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Conductor Robert Wagner - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Aida - Irène Jaumillot
Radamès - Tony Poncet
Amneris - Elise Kahn
Amonasro - Jean Borthayre
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Black Disc; - Philips L 02.244 L {1LP} (1962)ª;; Philips 835.131 LY {1LP} (1962)ª; Philips 3.242 (mono) {1LP}; Philips 837.050 (stereo) {1LP}
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:-
Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 p.25 [JG]
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Dimiter Uzunov
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Walter Kreppel
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Liselotte Maikl
Un Messaggero - Erich Majkut
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 410 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2018 {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:-
Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 p.52 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (3 June 1963). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Leyla Gencer
Radamès - Gastone Limarilli
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Una Sacerdotessa - Silvana Tumicelli
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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VHS Video Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07076 (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
Comments:- *Video recording of Acts 1 to 3 of a performance in the Arena di Verona (4 August 1963). Act 4 was not performed because of bad weather.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Rita Gorr
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - John Macurdy
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.84 {2CDS} (1993)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 MET (7 December 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.443-446
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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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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Giulietta Simionato
Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini
Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria
Il Re di Egitto - Ludwig Welter
Una Sacerdotessa - Gerda Scheyrer
Un Messaggero - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (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:- *This performance is listed in «the concert register of Herbert von karajan» by John Hunt p.207. The recording issued on the CD-ROM by «House of Opera» appears to have been made «in house» and is not of very good quality.
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Aida - Elinor Ross
Radamès - Alfonso La Morena
Amneris - Irene Kramarich
Amonasro - Ramón Vinay
Ramphis - William Wilderman
Il Re di Egitto - Irwin Densen
Una Sacerdotessa - Alexandra Tagan
Un Messaggero - Henry Cordy
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (January 1964). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Roberto Gori
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Justino Díaz
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4220 (& 4443); Past Masters PM 129/2 {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 by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (21 April 1964). The recording issued by Omega is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). That issued on the «Past Masters» label is listed on the «Rare Opera» website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1965 or 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 189-191 {3LPS} (1967)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 189-191 {3LPS} (1967)ª; EMI SLS 929 {3LPS}; Angel AV 34049 (highlights) {1LP} (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63229-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI 4 79580-2 {2CDS} (France) (1995)ª; HMV «Classics» HMVD 5 73410-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI 358654-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 933732 (highlights) {1CD} (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:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1967 p.278; January 1968 p.365; January 1990 p.1376 [AB]; November 1999 p.122 [AB]
Opera - January 1968 p.52 [HDR]; December 1999 p.1448, pp.1497-98 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.243-244 [JM]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.126
American Record Guide - July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.47 (highlight) [DA]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.203 (highlights) [DRV]
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.65
Comments:- *Frank Hamilton gives June, July, August 1967 as the dates of this recording in his online «Discography of Opera Recordings» by Franco Corelli: http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The book issued by «The Black Dog Opera Library» also contains this recording on two CDs.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Lili Chookasian
Amonasro - Victor Braun
Ramphis - Thomas Paul
Il Re di Egitto - Yoland Guérard
Una Sacerdotessa - Claire Grenon-Masella
Un Messaggero - Georges Forget
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1312-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grande Salle, Place des Arts, Montreal (October 1965; see OPERA February 1966 pp.143-144). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004» where the year of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly) as 1962 and «Quilico» is listed as a cast member. However, (Louis) Quilico is not mentioned either in the review in OPERA (loc.cit.) nor in the article on Virginia Zeani in the Record Collector (Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.51). Both these sources state that Victor Braun sang Amonasro.
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Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Elena Cernei
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196501 {2CDRS} (Canada) *Bensar OL 32065 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 March 1965). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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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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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Amonasro - Mario Zanasi
Ramphis - Franco Pugliese
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini
Un Messaggero - Gabriele De Julis
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 062 327 {2CDS} (2006)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 - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.59 [HCM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.86 [JV]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (4 May 1966). According to the review in ORPHEUS «Es ist eine Live-Aufnahme, mit extrem starken Nebengeräuschen behaftet ist...»
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Diego Opera
Chorus - San Diego Opera
Aida - Lucine Amara
Radamès - João Gibin
Amneris - Irene Kramarich
Amonasro - Joshua Hecht
Ramphis - John A. Ford
Il Re di Egitto - Edward Baird
Una Sacerdotessa - Jean Stone
Un Messaggero - Leonard Johnson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00416
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 San Diego Opera (5 November 1966). The cast listed above is that which was given on the website of the San Diego Opera. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Ino Savini - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Aida - Birgit Nilsson
Radamès - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Amneris - Barbro Ericson
Amonasro - Rolf Jupither
Ramphis - Arne Tyrén
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1278-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *This recording appears to be that of a performance in May 1966 which is mentioned briefly in OPERA July 1966 p.580. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI;12/2/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2779 (Act 3 1424 & 1658)
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 (12 February 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI;13/3/66))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Elena Cernei
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 733 {2CDS} ; The Opera Lovers AID 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada) (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI;22/1/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Martina Arroyo
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - John Macurdy
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196602 {2CDRS} (Canada) (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1966). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Richard Cassilly
Amneris - Mignon Dunn
Amonasro - Robert Allman
Ramphis - Nicola Moscona
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {1CDR} (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
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in New Orleans (30 March 1 April 1967).
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Conductor Rudolf Kruger - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Fort Worth Opera Chorus
Aida - Ingrid Bjoner
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Chester Ludgin
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 598 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Fort Worth (1 December 1967; see OPERA April 1968 p.294). The principals sing in Italian and the chorus in English. 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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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI;25/2/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Una Sacerdotessa - Lilian Sukis
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Claque 3007-9 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1130 {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 publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1967)
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI;28/4/67))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Nell Rankin
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - John Macurdy
Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski
Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4044
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 by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (28 April 1967).
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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
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 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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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
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:- *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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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
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.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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Conductor Ino Savini - 1968?(STU)
Orchestra - Opera Stabile del Viotti
Chorus - Opera Stabile del Viotti
Aida - Mila Kaluskova
Radamès - Isidoro (Doro) Antonioli
Amneris - Gloria Foglizzo
Amonasro - Gianni Maffeo
Ramphis - Eftimios Michalopoulos
Il Re di Egitto - Gino Calò
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Marcossi
Un Messaggero - Pier Francesco Poli
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Black Disc - Fabbri Editori 34-37 {4x10in-LPs}
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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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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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Gianfranco Cecchele
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Enrico Campi
Una Sacerdotessa - Eva Ruta
Un Messaggero - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 123-124 {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 in Naples (18 May 1969)
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Margarita Lilowa
Amonasro - James Farrar
Ramphis - Ara Berberian
Il Re di Egitto - Clifford Grant
Una Sacerdotessa - Sheila Marks
Un Messaggero - Edward Herrnkind
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)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 San Francisco Opera (26 November 1969)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Aida - Elena Souliotis
Radamès - Amedeo Zambon
Amneris - Shirley Verrett
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Nicola Zaccaria
Una Sacerdotessa - Ruth Falcon
Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1834-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4744
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 Dallas Civic Opera (1 November 1969; see OPERA March 1970 p.214). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES»
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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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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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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Lucine Amara
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Shirley Verrett
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Justino Díaz
Il Re di Egitto - Paul Plishka
Una Sacerdotessa - Carlotta Ordassy
Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (2009)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 MET (31 March 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere (Italy) are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). This is an «in-house» recording with some parts missing.
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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
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 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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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Coro
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Amedeo Zambon
Amneris - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Amonasro - Walter Monachesi
Ramphis - Mario Rinaudo
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5075
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, Rome. See «The Record Collector» Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.52.
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Aida - Teresa Apolai
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Nedda Casei
Amonasro - Carlo Meliciani
Ramphis - Raymond Michalski
Il Re di Egitto - Irwin Densen
Una Sacerdotessa - Teresa Minnocci
Un Messaggero - Sosio Manzo
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00089
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 Academy of Music, Philadelphia (10 February 1970). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Aida - Gabriella Tucci
Radamès - Flaviano Labò
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Federici
Una Sacerdotessa - Rina Pallini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10231 {2CDS} (1998)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 1998 S.54 [IW]
Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [RB]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.121 agosto-settembre 1998 p.113 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 pp.42-43 [JS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in La Fenice (8 March 1970; mentioned in OPERA July 1970 p.671)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - Hans Sotin
Una Sacerdotessa - Joyce Mathis
Un Messaggero - Bruce Brewer
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Black Disc; - RCA LMDS 6198/3; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5609-5011 (UK) (1971)ª
Compact Cassette - RCA ARK3-2541; RCA RK 40005
Compact Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» RD 86198 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39498-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Lyrica LRC 010223 {3CDS}
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 - November 1971 p.889; March 1972 p.1503; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]
Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.120 [AT]
BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.53
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.95 [GB]
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Aida - Martina Arroyo
Radamès - James King
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Victor De Narké
Una Sacerdotessa - María Altamura
Un Messaggero - Eduardo Sarramida
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2556-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1971). The cast listed above is that given in the website of teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere appear in their list of «New Releases - March 2007».
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Conductor John Matheson - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Marina Krilovici
Radamès - Charles Craig
Amneris - Shirley Verrett
Amonasro - John Shaw
Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau
Il Re di Egitto - Gwynne Howell
Una Sacerdotessa - Kiri Te Kanawa
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3238-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (8 October 1971; see OPERA December 1971 pp.1110-1111). The CDRs issued by Premier are listed in «New CD Releases - February 2009».
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Aida - Elinor Ross
Radamès - Richard Tucker
Amneris - Mignon Dunn
Amonasro - Carlo Meliciani
Ramphis - Franco Rossi
Il Re di Egitto - Irwin Densen
Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Wheeler
Un Messaggero - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2328-2 {2CDRS} (2006)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 Academy of Music, Philadelphia (22 October 1971; see OPERA April 1972 p.327). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006». The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online «Partial Performance Chronology» of opera in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Ivan Marinov - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Aida - Julia Wiener(-Chenisheva)
Radamès - Nikola Nikolov
Amneris - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Amonasro - Nikolai Smochevski
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Stefan Tsiganchev
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Dimchevska
Un Messaggero - Verter Vrachovski
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Black Disc - Balkatron BOA 1220-1222 {3LPS}; Balkatron(Harmonia Mundi) HMU 3470 {2LPS}; AVM Classics 1008/9 {2LPS}; Select CC 15 070 - 15 072 {3LPS} (Canada)
Compact Disc; - AVM Classics AVMCD 1008/9 {2CDS}; Laserlight 24 421 {2CDS}; Capriccio 51 198 {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 - March 1989 p. [AB]; June 1999 p.116 (In brief) [JBS]
Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.98
Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.60; Mai 1999 S.57 [IW]
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Luisa Maragliano
Radamès - Franco Corelli
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Agostino Ferrin
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 064 333 {2CDS} (2006)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.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.243-244 [JM]
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.60 [IW]
American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.229 [RVL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena. The performances on 12, 15, 19 August 1972 were conducted by Fabritiis and the others by Peter Maag (see Verona Programme Book 1973 p.87). The role of the Sacerdotessa was sung either by Gabriella Onesti (as listed above) or by Silvana Tumicelli.
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Marina Krilovici
Radamès - Richard Cassilly
Amneris - Irina Arkhipova
Amonasro - Norman Mittelman
Ramphis - Simon Estes
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Booth
Una Sacerdotessa - Evelyn Petros
Un Messaggero - Erik Townsend
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1916-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (24 November 1972). The cast listed above is that given in the online performance chronology of the San Francisco Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Salvador Ochoa - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Aida - Marisa Galvany
Radamès - Harry Theyard
Amneris - Lili Chookasian
Amonasro - Marco Saldana
Ramphis - John West
Il Re di Egitto - Sergio de los Santos
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1240
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 Palacio de las Bellas Artes (12 August 1972; see OPERA December 1972 pp.1108-1109).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Aida - Virginia Zeani
Radamès - Pedro Lavirgen
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Licinio Montefusco
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Una Sacerdotessa - M.T. Rossetti
Un Messaggero - Augusto Pedroni
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4800 (1998)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 Teatro Massimo di Palermo (27 May 1972). The cast listed above is that given in «Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo - cento anni attraverso le stagione liriche e gli artisti» p.197. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Winter 1998».
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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
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 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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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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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus
Aida - Orianna Santunione
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese
Una Sacerdotessa - Anna Di Stasio
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00088
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10306-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera ltd. DVD 5016 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2020 (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers DVDAID 197301 (Canada) (2007)ª; Video Artists International VAI DVD 4483 (2009)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:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in Tokyo (8 September 1973). The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera DVDs» - 8 February 2004, that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and that issued by The Opera Lovers is listed on their website (hyperlinks 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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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Macerata Festival
Chorus - Macerata Festival
Aida - Leyla Gencer
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Carlo Cava
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Mario Ferrar
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 197303 {2CDRS} (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 in the Arena Sferisterio, Macerata (7 July 1973). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Mignon Dunn
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Forbes Robinson
Il Re di Egitto - Dennis Wicks
Una Sacerdotessa - Kiri Te Kanawa
Un Messaggero - William Elvin
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 472-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 123-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at a Covent Garden «Prom» (12 April 1973; see OPERA June 1973 pp.554-555). It appears that this performance was not broadcast, so this recording was probably made «in-house». The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Gwyneth Jones
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Viorica Cortez
Amonasro - Eugene Holmes
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Tugomir Franc
Una Sacerdotessa - Sona Ghazarian
Un Messaggero - Eduardo Alvares
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 209 (2CDS) Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1192-2 {2CDRS} (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:-
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.45
Orpheus - Juli 1996 S.61
Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (see OPERA April 1973 p.325)
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Conductor Gianfranco Rivoli - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera - Friends' Central Junior and High School Chorus
Aida - Marisa Galvany
Radamès - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Amneris - Joann Grillo
Amonasro - Louis Quilico
Ramphis - Ezio Flagello
Il Re di Egitto - Harry Dworchak
Una Sacerdotessa - Meredith Rung
Un Messaggero - Lando Bartolini
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (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 Academy of Music, Philadelphia (November 1973). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in Addenda Three to his CD catalogue dated October 2002
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - ORTF (Paris)
Chorus - ORTF (Paris)
Aida - Jessye Norman
Radamès - Pedro Lavirgen
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Walter Alberti
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Georg Papas
Una Sacerdotessa - Nicole Derille
Un Messaggero - Francesco Moroni
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Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4450-51 {2CDS}; Phoenix PX 507.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1304 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5004 (+La traviata +Il trovatore +Otello) {8CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.58
Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.136
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.63
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1997 p.67 [JS]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in Paris on 5 April 1973 (according to Memories) or on 4 May 1973 (according to Phoenix)
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Conductor Edo de Waart - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Omroep Orkest
Chorus - Nederlands Operakoor
Aida - Pauline Tinsley
Radamès - João Gibin
Amneris - Montserrat Aparici
Amonasro - Jan Derksen
Ramphis - Maurizio Mazzieri
Il Re di Egitto - Henk Smit
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Compact Disc - Mitridate «Ponto» «Jan Derksen sings Verdi» Vol.3 PO 2003 (+I due Foscari (complete) +La traviata +La forza del destino +Don Carlo +I due Foscari - all excerpts) {4CDS} (2008)
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 Theater Carre, Amsterdam (2 July 1973). The information in this entry is as given by «Ponto» and was kindly supplied by Neville Sumpter.
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1973(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Aida - Ingrid Bjoner
Radamès - Ludovic Spiess
Amneris - Gisela Schröter
Amonasro - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
Ramphis - Siegfried Vogel
Una Sacerdotessa - Ingeborg Springer
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Black Disc; - EMI 1C 063 29090 (quadrophonic) {1LP} (1973)ª; Eterna 826346 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020262BC {1CD}
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:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.42-S.44 [ES]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LE;Domingo - Molnar Talajic)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stella Silva
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 592 (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
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Verona Arena (10 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the Programme Book of the Verona Festival 1988 p.89. 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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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
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 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».
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Aida - Montserrat Caballé
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Bianca Berini
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Gwynne Howell
Il Re di Egitto - Juan (Joan) Pons
Una Sacerdotessa - Cecilia Fondevila
Un Messaggero - José (Josep) Ruiz
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Black Disc - Bismark Beane M.R.F. 106-S {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 600 and CDBB 601 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10135-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (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 Barcelona (1 January 1974-MRF and HOO CDBB 600 and OD 10135-2, 29 December 1973-HOO CDBB 6O1 and Premiere Italy). See «Casta Diva» pp.186-187. 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). The CDRs issued by Premiere (Italy) are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría
Chorus - Teatro Pérez Galdos
Aida - Ghena Dimitrova
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2036-2 {2CDRS} (2006)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 Teatro Pétez Galdos, Las Palmas (18 March 1974). The partial cast listed above is that given in the website of Ghena Dimitrova (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere appear in their list of «New Releases - Spring 2006».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Mario Sereni
Ramphis - Gianni Brunelli
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2505
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 Verona Arena (21 July 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stella Silva
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Foiani
Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2506
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 Verona Arena (14 August 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra - Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Montserrat Caballé
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Esther Casas
Un Messaggero - Nicola Martinucci
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Black Disc; - *HMV SLS 977 {3LPS} (1975)ª; Hungaroton SLPXL 12109-12111 {3LPS}; Angel SCLX 3815 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 977 (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47271-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56246-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 67617 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Angel CDCC 47271 {3CDS}
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 - February 1975 p.1548 [AB]; March 1975 [SIR]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO]; January 1987 pp.1057-1058 [AB]
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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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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1976(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Torino
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Peter Gugalov
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Agostino Ferrin
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Fiorentini
Un Messaggero - Gérard Friedman
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Black Disc; - Lévon Records ML 1005/07 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Discoreale ML 1005 {3LPS}
Laser Disc - Dreamlife DC6 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 43 (Japanese NTSC)
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 26 (Japanese NTSC)
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:- *Recorded at the Chorégies d'Orange (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.111 p.83). The LPs issued by Levon Records are advertized inside the front cover of OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.9 juin 1978.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1976(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Montserrat Caballé
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Mila Zanlari
Un Messaggero - Saverio Porzano
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 983.186 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Opera Depot OD 10192-2 {2CDRS} (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:-
Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [NL]
American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.197 [MM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.78 [LB]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances at La Scala (28 January 1976 - Acts 2,3,4; 1 February 1976 - Act 1). A recording of the performance on 28 January 1976 is also listed as being available on Compact Cassette in Charles Handelman's Live Opera Catalog dated November 2000 and Premiere list a recording of a performance in 1976 in their «2004 CD Catalog» (CDNO 1234-2). 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 «January 23 1976».
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Ángeles Gulin
Radamès - Nunzio Todisco
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 197602 {2CDRS} (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 in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (12 June 1976). See OPERA August 1976 pp.760-761. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Rita Hunter
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Matteo Manuguerra
Ramphis - James Morris
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Booth
Una Sacerdotessa - Jean Kraft
Un Messaggero - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 103 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Celestial Audio CA 746 {2CDRS} (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 MET (25 October 1976; see OPERA December 1976 p,1132). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Marilyn Horne
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - James Morris
Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.561 {2CDS}; *Bensar Records OL 3676 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 442 {2CDRS} (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:-
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.61 [GH]; Januar 2002 S.54-S.55 [GH]
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of performance at the MET (6 March 1976). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.
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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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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2494
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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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Aida - Éva Marton
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Pedro Farrés
Ramphis - Dimiter (Dimitar) Petkov
Il Re di Egitto - Julio Catanía
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 813 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10254-2 {2CDRS} (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 in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (May 1977; see OPERA May 1977 p.462). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003) and those issued by Opera Depot are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Del Bosco
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3422
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 Verona Arena. The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 11 August 1977, but according to the programme book of the Verona Festival 1988 p.91 there was not a performance on that day. The cast listed above is that given for 12 August 1977.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Aida - Montserrat Caballé
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Peter Glossop
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - Robert Lloyd
Una Sacerdotessa - Yvonne Kenny
Un Messaggero - John Dobson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00108
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 602 (2003)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2602
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 Covent Garden (30 June 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times (25 June - 1 July 1977 p.43). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue with new issues dated «03/12/22».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Amneris - Eva Randová
Amonasro - Wassili Janulako
Ramphis - Matti Salminen
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5073
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 Cologne Opera (2 October 1977; see OPERA December 1977 p.1171).
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Radamès - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)
Amneris - Bianca Berini
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - John Cheek
Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Coss
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 121678 (BRO 125745) {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1978). 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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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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Conductor Charles Groves - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Aida - Josephine Barstow
Radamès - Tom Swift
Amneris - Elizabeth Connell
Amonasro - Neil Howlett
Ramphis - John Tomlinson
Il Re di Egitto - Harold Blackburn
Una Sacerdotessa - Angela Bostock
Un Messaggero - Alan Woodrow
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 014/3 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 493-2 {2CDRS}
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 an English translation by Edmund Tracey at the London Coliseum (16 October 1979; see Radio Times 13-19 October 1979 p.61). Oriel mistakenly gives the date as 16 December 1979 in their list.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper - Sofia National Opera - Salzburger Kammerchor
Aida - Mirella Freni
Radamès - José Carreras
Amneris - Marilyn Horne
Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Ruggero Raimondi
Una Sacerdotessa - Marjon Lambriks
Un Messaggero - Thomas Moser
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Compact Disc; - Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5019/21 {3CDS} (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 197601 {2CDRS} (Canada); Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS};; (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 Salzburg Festival (26 July 1979; see OPERA Festival Issue 1979 pp.50-53). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by Premiere (Italy) on their website (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Brigitte Fassbaender
Amonasro - Siegmund Nimsgern
Ramphis - Robert Lloyd
Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Una Sacerdotessa - Marianne Seibel
Un Messaggero - Norbert Orth
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 174-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 583 022 1 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.107 [AB]
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.50 (mention)
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]
Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 p.114 [JC]
BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.72 [MA]
Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 pp.86-87 [LC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.84 [TF]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the National Theater, Munich (22 March 1979, see OPERA July 1979 p.694; ORPHEUS April 1979 S.224). The LR LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Mirella Freni
Radamès - José Carreras
Amneris - Agnes Baltsa
Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - José van Dam
Una Sacerdotessa - Katia Ricciarelli
Un Messaggero - Thomas Moser
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5205 (ASD 3937-3939) {3LPS} (1980)ª; *EMI EX 29 0808-3 (29 0808-1 - 29 0810-1) {3LPS} (1986)ª; Angel SZCX 3888 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5205,(1980)ª;; EMI EX 29 0808-9 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69300-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; EMI 81877 {3CDS} (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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1980 p.399 [EG]; January 1981 p.939 [JBS] September 1986 p.441 [HF]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 p.272 [BR]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.150
American Record Guide - July/August 1981 Vol.44 No.9 p.49 [KM]: November/December 2007 Vol.70 p.204 [CHP]
Classic CD - January 1995 p.48
Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE September 1980 p.321
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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
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 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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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Mirella Freni
Radamès - José Carreras
Amneris - Ruza Baldani
Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli
Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi
Il Re di Egitto - Agostino Ferrin
Una Sacerdotessa - Marjon Lambriks
Un Messaggero - Thomas Moser
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 261-2 {2CDRS} (2001)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 Salzburg Festival. See ORPHEUS Oktober 1980 S,724 - S.730.
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Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - New Jersey State Opera
Chorus - New Jersey State Opera
Aida - Guillermina Higareda
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Mariana Paunova
Ramphis - Ezio Flagello
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3830-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Newark (November 1980 - not 1981).The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CDs - July 2009».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI;Chiara)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1195 (NTSC)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5778
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 (or of performances) in the Arena di Verona (see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 pp.108-109). Aida was performed with this cast on 27, 30 July and 3, 9 August 1980. The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 30 July 1980. It is not known if the video recording is of the same performance.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI;Dimitrova)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Ghena Dimitrova
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5779
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 Verona Arena (1 August 1980). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.92.
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Aida - Katia Ricciarelli
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Mignon Dunn
Amonasro - Luigi De Corato
Ramphis - Victor von Halem
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 604 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance at Monte-Carlo (23 November 1981; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.45 janvier 1982 p.55). Victor von Halem was in the announced cast (O.I. No.43 novenbre 1981 p.76), but I have not been able to confirm that he did in fact sing. 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» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1987. See The Performance List in «My First Forty Years» p.201 and the «Tenorissimo» website. There is a hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM.
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Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Renato Bruson
Ramphis - Kurt Moll
Il Re di Egitto - Karl Christian Kohn
Un Messaggero - Friedrich Lenz
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 948 {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 Nationaltheater, Munich on 5 May 1981. The performance on 9 May 1981, in which Michail Svetlev sang Radames, is reviewed in ORPHEUS Juli/August 1981 S.588.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Giuseppe Scandola
Ramphis - Carlo Zardo
Il Re di Egitto - Alfredo Zanazzo
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Giampaolo Corradi
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 0630 19389 2 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Longman Video LGVH 7001 (+BETA LGBE 7001) (PAL) (1983)ª; Castle CVI 2103 (PAL); Warner NVC Arts 0630-19389-3 (PAL) (1997)ª; HBO/Canon TVE/TXE 2790 (NTSC)
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 - July 1983 p.131 [AB, JB] Special Awards Issue 1997 p.131 [JBS]
Opera - November 2005 pp.1393-1395 [AB]
Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.95 (mention) [RF]
Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.51 [IW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]; Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 pp.115-117 [NR]
BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.95 [RF]
International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.91 [MSR]
International Record Review - January 2006 p.15 [NS]
L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.65 [EE]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.78 [JM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (July 1981)
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Aida - Mechtild Gessendorf
Radamès - Ernesto Veronelli
Amneris - Livia Budai
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - John-Paul Bogart
Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Una Sacerdotessa - Marianne Seibel
Un Messaggero - Friedrich Lenz
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7290
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 Nationaltheater, Munich (29 December 1981). The announced cast listed in the Süddeutsche Zeitung dated 29 Dezember 1981 S.27 gives Nicola Martinucci as singing Radamès and Karl Helm as singing Ramphis, but the singers listed above are those given in mr. tape's catalogue.
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI;L. Price)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan
Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer
Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 384 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 815-2 {2CDRS}
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 War Memorial House, San Francisco (18 November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 pp.298-301). Leontyne Price replaced Margaret Price who was ill. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI;M. Price)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Margaret Price
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - Kurt Rydl
Il Re di Egitto - Kevin Langan
Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Quittmeyer
Un Messaggero - Colenton Freeman
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DVD (Video) - Warner Vision 3984 22366-2 (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Warner Vision - NVC Arts 3984 22366-3 (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 - February 2003 pp.91-92 (DVD) [AB]
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.95 (video) [RF]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.274-275 [RT]; Vol.28 No.6 July/ August 2005 p.291 [JS]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.67 [IW]
Opéra International - octobre 1998 No.228 p.51 (video) [SS]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1998 p.103 (video) [RF]: November 2002 p.120 (DVD) [CC]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (November 1981; see OPERA March 1982 p.299).
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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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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
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.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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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica Euskadi
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Ópera (ABAO)
Aida - Ghena Dimitrova
Radamès - Franco Bonisolli
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Ettore Nova
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Una Sacerdotessa - Marisa Mariz
Un Messaggero - Hercilio Batista
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 421 {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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Bilbao (4 September 1982).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1982(LI;Chiara)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Alessandro Cassis
Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Il Re di Egitto - Alfredo Zanazzo
Una Sacerdotessa - Daniela Longhi
Un Messaggero - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7680
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 Verona Arena (24 July 1982). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.92.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1982(LI;Del Grande)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Seta Del Grande
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Alessandro Cassis
Ramphis - Alfredo Zanazzo
Il Re di Egitto - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Una Sacerdotessa - Daniela Longhi
Un Messaggero - Mario Guggia
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7681
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 Verona Arena (15 August 1982). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.92.
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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
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 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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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Aida - Natalia Troitskaya
Radamès - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - Kurt Rydl
Il Re di Egitto - Stefan Elenkov
Una Sacerdotessa - Cecilia Fondevila
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 189 {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 in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (10 December 1983; see OPERA August 1984 p.910). The cast given above is that listed in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier and Francesc X. Mata p.489 with Stefan Elenkov and Kurt Rydl singing the King and Ramphis, but the cast list in House of Opera's online catalogue gives Bonaldo Giaotti and Luigi Roni in these roles.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Giuseppe Scandola
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Alfredo Zanazzo
Una Sacerdotessa - Daniela Longhi
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 8578
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 Verona Festival (9 July 1983). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.92.
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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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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Victoria Vergara
Amonasro - Bernd Weikl
Ramphis - John-Paul Bogart
Il Re di Egitto - Konstantin Sfiris
Una Sacerdotessa - Majorie Vance
Un Messaggero - Béla Perencz
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 931 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (30 April 1984). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» S.14. See also ORPHEUS Juni 1984 S.458. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003.
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Aida - Ghena Dimitrova
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Alain Fondary
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - László Polgár
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 3246 {2CDRS} (2008)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3187-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (May 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1984 No.71 pp.30-31. The CDRs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their June 2008 Alert and those issued by Premiere in their list of New Releases for January 2009.
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genoa
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genoa
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Benito di Bella
Ramphis - Paolo Washington
Il Re di Egitto - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Una Sacerdotessa - Donella Del Monaco
Un Messaggero - Giampaolo Corradi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3147-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Genoa (4 June 1985). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CDs - January 2009».
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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
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 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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Conductor James Levine - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Leontyne Price
Radamès - James McCracken
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - John Macurdy
Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos
Una Sacerdotessa - Therese Brandson
Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198502 {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 (3 January 1985). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Makvala Filimonova Kasrashvili
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Alfredo Zanazzo
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Del Bosco
Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1112
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 Verona Arena (30 July 1985)
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1985-86(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova
Amonasro - Leo Nucci
Ramphis - Paata Burchuladze
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Madelyn Renée
Un Messaggero - Ernesto Gavazzi
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Black Disc; - Decca 417 439-1 {2LPS} (1990)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 439-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca (London) 417 439-2 {3CDS} (1990)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 - May 1990 p. [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.129
Stereophile - June 1991 (Vol.14 No.6) p.255
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Conductor Enrico De Mori - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Gwyneth Jones
Radamès - Franco Bonisolli
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Federici
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Romano
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3311-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Arena di Verona (8 August 1986). The CDRs issued by Premier are listed in «New CD Releases - February 2009». Here the conducior is given as Oren, but according to the Programme Book for 1988 (p.93) the performance of Aida on 8 August 1986 was conducted by Enrico De Mori.
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Natalia Troitskaya
Radamès - Franco Bonisolli
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Franco Federici
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Romano
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 849-1 (highlights) {1CDR} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1232-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (18 July 1986). The performance on 26 July 1986 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1986 p.98 where it is stated «Daniel Oren, the announced conductor, failed to appear, and his place was taken at unspecified notice by Enrico De Mori with not entirely felicitous outcome». According to the Programme Book for the 1988 season Enrico De Mori conducted the performances on 26 July, 5 and 8 August 1986.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1986
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Paata Burchuladze
Una Sacerdotessa - (Maria) Francesca Garbi
Un Messaggero - Ernesto Gavazzi
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-88-210 (NTSC); Pioneer 22404 859.95 (NTSC) Pioneer LMCD 00071 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Arthaus Musik 100.058 (Europe) (2000)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 950 (+La traviata - Haitink) {2DVDS} (2003)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100.059 (2009)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AID 020 837.99 (NTSC) Virgin Classics VVD 378 (PAL); Polygram-Vidéo 070 053-3 (SECAM)
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 - March 2001 p.103 [AB]
Opera Now - December 1994 p.50
Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.54
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]
Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]
Diapason - No.479 mars 2001 pp.118-119 [MP]
The Classical Video Guide - p.107
Classical Express - Issue No.126 September 2000 p.5 (DVD) [SJT]
American Record Guide - September/October 2009 Vol.72 No.5 p.291 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.83: No.144 mars 2001 pp.20-21 (DVD) [CH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.68 (DVD) [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.107 [FGR]
Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.79 (DVD) [JC]
Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.106 [AT]
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Aida - Gabriela Benacková
Radamès - Michael Sylvester
Amneris - Eva Randová
Amonasro - Siegmund Nimsgern
Ramphis - Matthias Hölle
Il Re di Egitto - Roland Bracht
Una Sacerdotessa - Helene Scheiderman
Un Messaggero - Alexander Stachowiak
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2007 (1990)ª; House of Opera ALD 2007
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 concert performance in Stuttgart (29 September 1987). See ORPHEUS Dezember 1987 S.964-S.965; OPERA December 1987 pp.1438-1439.
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Conductor Ervin Lukács - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Aida - Ilona Tokody
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Sándor Sólyom-Nagy
Ramphis - Ferenc Begányi
Il Re di Egitto - László Polgár
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2129 (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
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in Budapest (20 April 1987). The cast listed above is as given in the esdf website (click link below). The DVD issued on the Encore label is listed on the website of the berkshire record outlet (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Enrique Ricci - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Aida - Galina Savova
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Ivo Vinco
Il Re di Egitto - Franco De Grandis
Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Maria Conesa
Un Messaggero - Conrad Gaspà
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 942 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro de Liceo, Barcelona (5 January 1987). The cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» p.513. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. Here one of cast members was given as (Alberto?) Rinaldi (Amonasro?) and the conductor was given as (Romano?) Gandolfi. The review in OPERA (September 1987 pp.1072-1073) states the «The casting was erratic: two different Radames, three Aidas, and two Kings in five days», but the cast given for the performance on 5 January is the same as that given above. However, the conductor is stated (like by House of Opera) to be Romano Gandolfi.
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Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Aida - Mirella Freni
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - David Langan
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDAID 198701 (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:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Wortham Center, Houston (14 October 1987; see OPERA February 1988 p.204). The CDRs and DVD issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Maurizio Rinaldi - 1987?(LI)
Orchestra - Amadeus
Chorus - Chorus Ar. P. A.
Aida - Emilia Bertoncello
Radamès - Antonio Marceno
Amneris - Gisella Pasino
Amonasro - Alberto Mastromarino
Ramphis - Danilo Rigosa
Il Re di Egitto - Davide Ruberti
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Pia Sonata
Un Messaggero - Filippo Pina
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Black Disc - TIMAClub MPV 22 {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
Comments:- This recording is listed in the TIMAClub catalogue (November 2000)
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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
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 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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Conductor Donato Renzetti - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Mario Malagnini
Amneris - Viorica Cortez
Amonasro - Giuseppe Scandola
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni
Una Sacerdotessa - Elena Angeli
Un Messaggero - Mario Ferrara
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1558
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 Arena di Verona. A comparison of the partial cast listing in Lyric's catalogue with the casts given in the Progamme of the Arena di Verona 1988 season suggests that the recording was made on 30 August 1988. The cast given above is that given in the programme for that date. The performance on 26 August 1988 with Grace Bumbry as Amneris and Silvano Carroli as Amonasro is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1988 p.99.
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Conductor Donato Renzetti - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell' Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma Cooperativa «Artisti del Coro»
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Elena Obraztsova
Amonasro - Bruno Pola
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Una Sacerdotessa - Wilma Colla
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1012-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS #694 (NTSC & 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
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro di Parma (12 or 15 January 1988). The performance on 24 January with a slightly different cast is reviewed in OPERA October 1988 p.1231
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Conductor James Levine - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos
Una Sacerdotessa - Sarah Reese
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AID 198901 {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 (7 January 1989). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1989(LI;Baglioni)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Franco Bonisolli
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Il Re di Egitto - Alfredo Zanazzo
Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli
Un Messaggero - Giampaolo Grazioli
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1721 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1721
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5467 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2559 (NTSC) (highlights)
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:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Verona Arena (8 or 11 July 1989). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «PREMIERE New DVDs» dated 10 September 2005. A recording of a performance in which Fiorenza Cossotto sings Amneris is listed separately.
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1989(LI;Cossotto)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Franco Bonisolli
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Il Re di Egitto - Alfredo Zanazzo
Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli
Un Messaggero - Giampaolo Grazioli
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 198901 {2CDRS} (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 in the Verona Arena (19 July 1989). Recordings of a performance in which Bruna Baglioni sings Amneris are listed separately. The CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor James Levine - 1989
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Sherrill Milnes
Ramphis - Paata Burchuladze
Il Re di Egitto - Dimitri Kavrakos
Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Jane Wray
Un Messaggero - Mark Baker
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Laser Disc - DG 516-1(NTSC); DG 416-1(PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 001-9 (2000)ª; DG POBG 1020 (Japan) (2000)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 516-3(NTSC); DG 416-3(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 - February 2001 p.112 [MSR]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.292-294 [CW]
Opéra International - No.256 avril 2001 pp.66-67 [SS]
Diapason - No.371 mai 1991 p.162 [JLD]; No.479 mars 2001 pp.118-119 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.148 p.142
International Record Review - March 2001 pp.87-88 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.144 mars 2001 pp.20-21 (DVD) [CH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 pp.60-61 (DVD) [JPS]
Comments:- Recorded at the MET (October 1989)
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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
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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1990). The CDs are listed on the website
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Sharon Sweet
Radamès - Vincenzo Scuderi
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Silvano Carroli
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Michail Rysov
Una Sacerdotessa - Aida Meneghelli
Un Messaggero - Mario Ferrara
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6152 (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
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (14 August 1990). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Opera '91 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» pp.341-342. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases May 2007». The recording is described as «Non-professional but very well done».
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Conductor James Levine - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Plácido Domingo
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - James Morris
Ramphis - Samuel Ramey
Il Re di Egitto - Terry Cook
Una Sacerdotessa - Hei-Kyung Hong
Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony
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Black Disc; - Sony Classical 45973 {3LPS} (1991)ª
Compact Cassette; - Sony Classical 40-45973 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical CD 45973 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Sony Classical S3K 45973 {3CDS}
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 - May 1991 p.2062 [AB]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.197
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Aida - Leona Mitchell
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Grace Bumbry
Amonasro - Ingvar Wixell
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2698 (2006)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:- *Video recording of a performance at L'Opéra de Marseille (May or June 1991). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giorgio Notev - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Teatro Lirico d'Europa
Aida - Ofelia Hristova
Radamès - Manuel Contreras
Amneris - Stefka Mineva
Ramphis - Mark Gargiuto
Il Re di Egitto - Emil Ponorsky
Una Sacerdotessa - Stiliana Hindelova
Un Messaggero - Konstantin Lekov
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Compact Disc - Opera-Harmony Music
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:- *According to the information supplied with the CDs this recording was made in Albertville on 24 November 1991, but according to Verdi's Disco (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) it was made in the Théâtre de la Colonne in Miramas.
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Conductor Andrea Licata - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Aprile Millo
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Silvano Carroli
Ramphis - Giorgio Giuseppini
Il Re di Egitto - Giancarlo Boldrini
Un Messaggero - Giandomenico Bisi
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5497; Encore DVD 2131 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1862 (NTSC)
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:- *Video recording of a performance in the Terme di Caracalla, Roma (August 1992). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '92 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.244 for the performance on 5 August 1992 which corresponds closely to the cast given in Premier's Catalogue and on Berkshire Record Outlet's website (for the Encore DVD-R). However, both these sources list Colombara (as Ramphis) rather than Giuseppini. Colombara did sing in some of the other performances.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Kristjan Johannsson
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Nicola Ghiuselev
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Anna Schiatti
Un Messaggero - Angelo Casertano
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Compact Disc - Tring GI 076/2 {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPAIDV (2006)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.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.306-307 (DVD) [RT]
Diapason - No.546 avril 2007 p.113 (DVD) [MP]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.239-240 (DVD) [KM]
Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.79 (DVD) [JC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 pp.87-88 (DVD) [MC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI No.220 ottobre 2007 pp.77-78 [GL]
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Nina Rautio
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Ghena Dimitrova
Amonasro - Franz Grundheber
Ramphis - Carlo Colombara
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Hadar Halevy
Un Messaggero - Angelo Casertano
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3878 (1996)ª; House of Opera ALD 3878
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 Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (5 December 1993). The performance on 30 November 1993 is reviewed in OPERA March 1994 pp.347-348. The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '94 - Annuario EDT dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.204.
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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: No.114 octubre 2008 p.90 [AT]
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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Conductor John Fiore - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Sharon Sweet
Radamès - Michael Sylvester
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Paul Plishka
Il Re di Egitto - Hao Jiang Tian
Una Sacerdotessa - Camellia Johnson
Un Messaggero - John Horton Murray
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Compact Disc - Serenissima C 360.105-6 {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 at the MET. This is probably the performance on 5 February 1994 which was broadcast. The recording is listed in the website «The Metropolitan Opera on Pirate CD» compiled by Frank Hamilton
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Conductor Rico Saccani - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Chorus - RTE Philharmonic Choir;RTE Chamber Choir;Culwick Choral Society;Bray Choral Soc.Dublin Choral Society;Dun Laoghaire Choral Society;Cantabile Singers;Goethe InstChoir;Musica Sacra;Phoenix Singers
Aida - Maria Dragoni
Radamès - Kristjan Johannsson
Amneris - Barbara Dever
Amonasro - Mark Rucker
Ramphis - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Il Re di Egitto - Riccardo Ferrari
Una Sacerdotessa - Monica Trini
Un Messaggero - Antonio Marceno
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Compact Disc; - *Naxos 8.660033-4 {2CDS} (1995)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 - October 1995 p.142
Opera - December 1995 p.1495
Opera News - November 1995 p.46
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.310
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.56
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.331-333 [DM]
BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.86
American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.199
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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
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:-
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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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
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 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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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeurs
Aida - Leona Mitchell
Radamès - Gegam Grigorian
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Alain Fondary
Ramphis - Paata Burchuladze
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kang
Una Sacerdotessa - Cécile Perrin
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VHS Video Cassette - House of Opera Video 8844
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:- *Video recording of a performance in the Théâtre Antique, Orange (11 July 1995). The performance on 8 July 1995 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1995 No.194 pp.30-32 and OPERA Festival Issue 1995 pp.83-84. The role of Radames was sung in this performance by Giuseppe Giaccomini who became ill but completed the performance.
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Conductor Simone Young - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Aida - Linda Gasteen
Radamès - Horst Hoffmann
Amneris - Bernadette Cullen
Amonasro - Neville Wilkie
Ramphis - Daniel Sumegi
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 711 L {3CDS}
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6026 (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (1 August 1995). The performance on 25 July 1995 is reviewed in OPERA November 1995 pp.1300-1301. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in the list of New Releases that was published on their website in January 2007.
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Conductor Jun Märkl - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Eliane Coelho
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Wicus Slabbert
Ramphis - Kurt Rydl
Il Re di Egitto - Goran Simic
Una Sacerdotessa - Julia Faulkner
Un Messaggero - Ruben Broitman
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3158-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Vienna State Opera (28 March 1996). Some of the information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000 by Andreas Láng. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CDs - January 2009».
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Deborah Voigt
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Florence Quivar
Amonasro - Paolo Gavanelli
Ramphis - Carlo Colombara
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan
Un Messaggero - Angelo Casertano
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08283
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 Verona Arena (15 August 1996). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.303.
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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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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Sharon Sweet
Radamès - Michael Sylvester
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Eric Halfvarson
Il Re di Egitto - Hao Jiang Tian
Una Sacerdotessa - Sondra Radvanovsky
Un Messaggero - Deng
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 353 {2CDRS} (Australia) (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1997). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Roberto Paternostro - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Chorus - Opera in Ahoy Chorus
Aida - Olga Romanko
Radamès - Maurizio Frusoni
Amneris - Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro - Claudio Otelli
Ramphis - Riccardo Ferrari
Il Re di Egitto - Aik Martirosyan
Una Sacerdotessa - Johanette (Janny) Zomer
Un Messaggero - Alexei Grigorev
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Compact Disc; - Empire Opera Classics 70407 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Companions Classics CC 973110 {2CDS}
VHS Video Cassette; - Opera in Ahoy; Legato Classics 10130 (NTSC) (1998)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:-
Opéra International - juin 1999 No.236 p.63 (video) [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam. The VHS cassette issued by Legato is listed in their «New Video Cassette Listings - Winter 1998».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Daniela Dessi
Radamès - Lando Bartolini
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Bruno Pola
Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Il Re di Egitto - Michail Rysov
Una Sacerdotessa - Paola Fornasari Patti
Un Messaggero - Aldo Orsolini
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Inc. ALD 4525 (1998)ª
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 87 (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (12 August 1997). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '97 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.310. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1998». Here the singer of the role of Amonasro is given as Pola/Cebrian. Possibly, Bruno Pola did not finish the performance. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Deborah Voigt
Radamès - Kristjan Johannsson
Amneris - Waltraud Meier
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Ramphis - Kurt Rydl
Il Re di Egitto - David Cale Johnson
Una Sacerdotessa - Majorie Vance
Un Messaggero - Franz Kasemann
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 606 {2CDRS} (1997)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 Vienna State Opera (22 June 1997). Some information about the cast was obtained from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000». The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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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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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid
Aida - Leona Mitchell
Radamès - Walter Fraccaro
Amneris - Luciana D' Intino
Amonasro - Simon Estes
Il Re di Egitto - Julian Konstantinov
Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabete Matos
Un Messaggero - Emilio Sánchez
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6567 (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 in the Teatro Real, Madrid (8 October 1998). The DVD issued by Premier is listed in «Premier Opera Fall/Winter 2008-2009 - New CD and DVD Releases».
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Fujiwara Opera
Aida - Maria Guleghina
Radamès - José Cura
Amneris - Nina Terentieva
Amonasro - Greg Baker
Ramphis - Carlo Colombara
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDBB 2572 (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the New National Theatre, Tokyo (January 1998).
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Fiorenza Cedolins
Radamès - Walter Fraccaro
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Vittorio Vitelli
Ramphis - Giacomo Prestia
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striali
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan
Un Messaggero - Angelo Casertano
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DVD (Video) - ~Panorama (2001)ª; Image Entertainment ID 1514ERDVD (USA) (2002)ª; Brilliant Classics BC 92272 (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:-
Opéra International - No.291 juin 2004 p.88 [JC]
Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.127 [PF]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (December 1998).
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Sylvie (Voyze-)Valayre
Radamès - José Cura
Amneris - Larissa Diadkova
Amonasro - Leo Nucci
Ramphis - Andrea Papi
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan
Un Messaggero - Aldo Orsolini
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 472 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers AID 199901 {2CDRS} (Canada)
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5034 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Live Opera Heaven 764
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 Arena di Verona. The date given by House of Opera is 25 June 1999 and the cast given above is that listed for this date in «Opera '99 Annuario EDT/CIDIM - dell' Opera Lirica in Italia» p.347. However, House of opera gives Ramphis as being Miguel Angel Zapater who is listed in «Opera '99» as singing this role on 8, 15, 18 August 1999. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Hanspeter Gmür - 19??(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester der Philharmonia Slavonica
Chorus - Chor der Philharmonia Slavonica
Aida - Eva Illes
Radamès - Juan Perez
Amneris - Ruth Hesse
Amonasro - Rudolf Knoll
Ramphis - Ernst Wiemann
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Black Disc - Rondo 93131 {1LP}
Compact Disc - ZYX CLS 4102 {1CD} (Germany}; *forum 462 088-2 (+La traviata - excerpts) {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
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Conductor András Kórodi - 19??(SE)
Orchestra - Budapest Philharmonic
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Aida - Gabriella Déry
Radamès - Sándor Kónya
Amneris - Erszébet Komlóssy
Amonasro - László Jámbor
Ramphis - Ferenc Szalma
Il Re di Egitto - Gyula Veress
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Black Disc - Hungaroton SLPX 1220 {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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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 19??(SE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - Chor der Württembergischen Staatstheater Stuttgart
Aida - Annelies Kupper
Radamès - Lorenz Fehenberger
Amneris - Elisabeth Höngen
Amonasro - Hans Reinmar
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 19027 LPEM {1LP}(1957)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:- *The excerpts are the following: «Wer steigt beim Klang der Hymen» (Triumphal scene), Wehe mein Vater (Duett Aida-Amonasro), Ich seh dich wieder (Duett Aida- Radames). It is possible (probable?) that this is a composite set of excerpts taken from different sources. See also ICRC summer 1999 No. 17 p.46.
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Conductor Rouslan Raichev - 19??(SE)
Orchestra - Sofia National Opera
Chorus - Sofia National Opera
Aida - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Radamès - József Simándy
Amneris - Gisella Pasino
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Compact Disc - Laserlight 14 121
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.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.267
Comments:- *A recording from several sources with Katalin Szendrenyi as Aida in one scene and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans-Martin Schneidt
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Conductor Claude Schnitzler - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra of Radiotelefis Eireann
Chorus - National Chamber Choir -
Aida - Georgine von Benza
Radamès - Emil Ivanov
Amneris - Patricia Spence
Amonasro - Marcel Vanaud
Ramphis - Barseg Tumanyan
Il Re di Egitto - Jean-Jacques Cubaynes
Una Sacerdotessa - Elizabeth Woods
Un Messaggero - Kevin Ferguson
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 605
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 Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (14 April 2000). The performance on 10 April 2000 is reviewed in OPERA September 2000 pp.1097-1098 where the surname of the singer of Aida is given as «Benz». There is also a review in OPERA NOW September/October 2000 p.68-69. The singer of Aida is stated in House of Opera's online catalogue to be Natalya Kostenko.
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 2000(LI;Dessi)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Daniela Dessi
Radamès - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Amneris - Nina Terentieva
Amonasro - Alberto Gazale
Ramphis - Andrea Papi
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Antonella Trevisan
Un Messaggero - Aldo Orsolini
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VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2165 (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
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Verona Arena. A comparison of the partial cast list given in Premiere's online catalogue (Dessi, Tenentieva, Galouzine, Gazale, cond. Oren) with the cast lists given in «Opera 2000 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.378 suggests that the recording was made on 2 July 2000. However, the year given in Premiere's catalogue is 1999, but Daniela Dessi did not sing Aida at Verona that year. See «Opera '99 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.347.
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 2000(LI;Longhi)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Daniela Longhi
Radamès - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Amneris - Elisabetta Fiorillo
Amonasro - Silvano Carroli
Ramphis - Andrea Papi
Il Re di Egitto - Carlo Striuli
Una Sacerdotessa - Renata Daltin
Un Messaggero - Alessandro Cosentino
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 611 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (26 August 2000). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2000 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.378. 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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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
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 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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Conductor Eliahu Inbal - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chorus - Choeurs
Aida - Manon Feubel
Radamès - Vladimir Galouzine (Galusin)
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Carlo Guelfi
Ramphis - Giacomo Prestia
Il Re di Egitto - Giorgio Giuseppini
Una Sacerdotessa - Anne-Marguerite Werster
Un Messaggero - Laurent Koehl
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 863-2 {2CDRS} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 593 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Antique, Orange as part of the Chorégies d'Orange 2001 (7 July 2001 (Premiere), 10 July 2001 (HOO); see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.260 septembre 2001 pp.28-29). 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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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Maria Guleghina
Radamès - Sergei Larin
Amneris - Waltraud Meier
Amonasro - Franz Grundheber
Ramphis - Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Il Re di Egitto - Janusz Monarcha
Una Sacerdotessa - Ricarda Merberth
Un Messaggero - Michael Roider
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1189-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (January 2001). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».
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Conductor Massimiliano Stefanelli - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Coro della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»
Aida - Adina Aaron
Radamès - Scott Piper
Amneris - Kate Aldrich
Amonasro - Giuseppe Garra
Ramphis - Enrico Giuseppe Iori
Il Re di Egitto - Paolo Pecchioli
Una Sacerdotessa - Micaela Patriarca
Un Messaggero - Stefano Pisani
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DVD (Video) - TDK DV-AIDDB (2001)ª; TDK DV-AIDDBM (2006)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 - February 2002 p.88-89, p.91 [AB]
Opera News - March 2003 p.80 [WRB]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 p.307 [BV]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.293-298 [RP]
Opéra International - No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 [SS]
International Record Review - March 2002 p.86, p.88 [SP]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2002 p.101 [GH]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.239-240 (DVD) [KM]
Répertoire - No.154 février 2002 p.22 [PB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.93 [FGR]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.171 aprile 2003 pp.99-101 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in a production by Franco Zeffirelli at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Busseto (27 January 2001).
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Arnold Schönberg Chor
Aida - Cristina Gallardo-Domás
Radamès - Vincenzo La Scola
Amneris - Olga Borodina
Amonasro - Thomas Hampson
Ramphis - Matti Salminen
Il Re di Egitto - László Polgár
Una Sacerdotessa - Dorothea Röschmann
Un Messaggero - Kurt Streit
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 8573 85402-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Classics 2564 64348-2 {3CDS} (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:-
Opera - January 2002 pp.123-124 [RF]; February 2002 p.33 [PO'C]
Opera Now - March/April 2002 pp.96-97 [ST]
Opera News - January 2002 pp.69-70 [JM]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.4 March/April 2002 pp.187-190 [MM, JM]
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56 [IW]; November + Dezember 2007 S.59-S60 [ME]
Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.65 [SS]
Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 pp.118-119 [MP]
International Record Review - February 2002 p.81 [SP]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.175-176 [RVL]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 pp.77-78 [PD]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 pp.109-110 [GL]: Anno XXI No.20 ottobre 2007 p.80 [CV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 pp.92-93 [JC]
Comments:- This recording is reviewed in the ONLINE MUSIK MAGAZIN:
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Conductor David Parry - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Aida - Jane Eaglen
Radamès - Dennis O'Neill
Amneris - Rosalind Plowright
Amonasro - Gregory Yurisich
Ramphis - Alastair Miles
Il Re di Egitto - Peter Rose
Una Sacerdotessa - Susan Gritton
Un Messaggero - Alfred Boe
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3074 {2CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2002 p.91 [AB]
Opera - July 2002 pp.868-869 [AB]
Opera News - July 2002 pp.54-55 [MLR]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.206 [MM]
Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.53-S.54 [IW]
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]
International Record Review - April 2002 p.78, p.80 [SP]
American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.170-171 [RVL]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2002 p.81 [JA]
Stereophile - November 2002 (Vol.25 No.11 p.179, p.181 [RL]
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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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Conductor Marko Letonja - 2003(LC)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester Basel
Chorus - Chor des Basler Theater & Musik-Konvents
Aida - Ines Salazar
Radamès - Keith Olsen
Amneris - Hermine May
Amonasro - Johannes von Duisburg
Ramphis - Ivan Urbas
Il Re di Egitto - Stefano Rinaldi-Miliani
Una Sacerdotessa - Sonia Dorigo
Un Messaggero - Alessandro Cosentino
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DVD (Video) - Companions Classics (2004)ª; Warner Vision 5046718602 (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 publication:-
Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.79 [AF]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the St. Jakobs Park, Basel (19, 21 June 2003)
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Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Aida - Daniela Dessi
Radamès - Fabio Armiliato
Amneris - Elisabetta Fiorillo
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Il Re di Egitto - Stefano Palatchi
Una Sacerdotessa - Ana Nebot
Un Messaggero - Josep Fadó
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0894 D (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:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2004 p.115 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.274-275 [RT]
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.74 [IW]
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.95 [PC]
Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.111 [MP]
International Record Review - October 2004 pp.82-83 [RP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.93 [FSR]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (July 2003; see OPERA ACTUAL No.63 septiembre 2003 p.40)
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Conductor Ernst Märzendorfer - 2004(LC)
Orchestra - Brno National Theatre
Chorus - Brno National Theatre
Aida - Eszter Sumegi
Radamès - Kostadin Andreev
Amneris - Cornelia Helfricht
Amonasro - Igor Morosov
Ramphis - Pièr Dalàs
Il Re di Egitto - Janusz Monarcha
Una Sacerdotessa - Sewan Salmasi
Un Messaggero - Martin Fournier
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DVD (Video) - Euroarts 205 4059 (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:-
Diapason - No.525 mai 2005 p.135 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2005 p.90 [CC]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]
Comments:- *A video recording made at performances in the Römersteinbruch, St. Margarethen, Austria (July/August 2004).
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Conductor Kazushi Ono - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Aida - Norma Fantini
Radamès - Marco Berti
Amneris - Ildiko Komlósy
Amonasro - Mark Doss
Ramphis - Orlin Anastassov
Il Re di Egitto - Guido Jentjens
Una Sacerdotessa - Michela Remor
Un Messaggero - André Grégoire
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0954D (2006)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 - November 2006 pp.118-119 [AB]
Opera - March 2007 pp.359-360 [AW]
Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 p.330 [BB]
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.70 [HCM]
Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 p.134 [MP]
International Record Review - July/August 2006 pp.81-82 [SP]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.284-288 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.11 octobre 2006 p.83 [JC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.209 ottobre 2006 pp.74-77 (DVD) [GL]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at La Monnaie (October 2004). There is (was?) a review on the internet:-
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Conductor Manfred Honeck - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Danish Opera
Chorus - Royal Danish Opera
Aida - Gitta-Marie Sjöberg
Radamès - Roberto Alagna
Amneris - Anette Bod
Amonasro - John Lundgren
Ramphis - Anders Jakobsson
Il Re di Egitto - Stephen Milling
Una Sacerdotessa - Inger Dam-Jensen
Un Messaggero - Niels Jorgen Rüs
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1794-2 {2CDRS} (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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Operen, Copenhagen (29 January 2005). This performance and that on 26 January 2005 are reviewed on the internet
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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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Conductor Adám Fischer - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Aida - Nina Stemme
Radamès - Salvatore Licitra
Amneris - Luciana D' Intino
Amonasro - Juan (Joan) Pons
Ramphis - Matti Salminen
Il Re di Egitto - Günther Groissböck
Una Sacerdotessa - Christiane Kohl
Un Messaggero - Miroslav Christoff
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6086 (2007)ª; BelAir Classiques (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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2007 p.95 [AB]
Opera - September 2007 pp.1138-1139 [GH]
Opera News - January 2008 pp.62-63 [EM]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.324-326 [RT]
Diapason - No.549 jullet-aoüt 2007 p.106 [MP]
International Record Review - September 2007 p.85 [RL-2]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.284 [KM]
Classica Répertoire - No.93 juin 2007 p.109 [AT]
Opéra Magazine - No.19 juin 2007 pp.80-81 [JC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI No.220 ottobre 2007 pp.77-78 [GL]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Zürich Opera. For a review on the internet click link below.
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Conductor Kazushi Ono - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Angela Brown
Radamès - Roberto Alagna
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Andrezej Dobber
Ramphis - Vitalij Kowaljow
Il Re di Egitto - Reinhard Hagen
Una Sacerdotessa - Jennifer Check
Un Messaggero - Michael Myers
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 817 {2CDRS} (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 Met (16 October 2007). This performance was broadcast by Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio. The CDRs issued by Celestial audio are listed on their website as new issues in November 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Houston Grand Opera
Chorus - Houston Grand Opera
Aida - Marco Berti
Radamès - Svetla Vassileva
Amneris - Dolora Zajick
Amonasro - Gordon Hawkins
Ramphis - Tigran Martirossian
Il Re di Egitto - Bradley Garvin
Una Sacerdotessa - Tamara Wilson
Un Messaggero - Beau Gibson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2820-3 {3CDRS} (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 Houston Grand Opera (April 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Aida - Lisa Daltirus
Radamès - Antonello Palombi
Amneris - Stephanie Blythe
Amonasro - Charles (Edwin) Taylor
Ramphis - Luiz-Ottavio Faria
Il Re di Egitto - Joseph Rawley
Una Sacerdotessa - Priti Gandi
Un Messaggero - Karl Marx Reyes
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3823-2 {2CDRS} (2009)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 Seattle Opera (August 2008).The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CDs - July 2009». See the website
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Conductor Daniele Gatti - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsochester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Aida - Krisitn Lewis
Radamès - Salvatore Licitra
Amneris - Ekaterina Gubanova
Amonasro - Marco Vratogna
Ramphis - Giacomo Prestia
Il Re di Egitto - Christian van Horn
Una Sacerdotessa - Angela Brower
Un Messaggero - Kenneth Robertson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3945-3 {3CDRS} (2009)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 Nationaltheater, Munich (8 June 2009). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CDs - October 2009». There is a review on the website;
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española