| Giuseppe Verdi operas |
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• Rigoletto (1851) • Il trovatore (1853) • La traviata (1853) • Les vêpres siciliennes (1855) • Un ballo in maschera (1859) • La forza del destino (1862) • Aida (1871) • Otello (1887) • Falstaff (1893) |
“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi
ÐидаPremiere / date of written: 24 December 1871
Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on 24 December 1871, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italian
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Antonio Ghislanzoni |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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Dale McAdoo |
| 4 |
French
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original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1951 | Aida — Maria Callas, Amneris — Oralia Domínguez, Radames — Mario Del Monaco, Amonasro — Giuseppe Taddei, Ramfis — Roberto Silva |
Oliviero De Fabritiis Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra and Chorus, Mexico City |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 62678 |
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| 1962 | Aida — Leontyne Price, Amneris — Rita Gorr, Radames — Jon Vickers, Amonasro — Robert Merrill, Ramfis — Giorgio Tozzi |
Sir Georg Solti Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: Decca Cat: 4607652 |
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| 1974 | Aida — Montserrat Caballé, Amneris — Fiorenza Cossotto, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — Piero Cappuccilli, Ramfis — Nicolai Ghiaurov |
Riccardo Muti New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 5676132 |
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| 1979 | Aida — Mirella Freni, Amneris — Agnes Baltsa, Radames — José Carreras, Amonasro — Piero Cappuccilli, Ramfis — Ruggero Raimondi |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 81877 |
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| 1986 | Aida — Maria Chiara, Amneris — Ghena Dimitrova, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Leo Nucci, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze |
Lorin Maazel La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
CD: Decca Cat: 417439 |
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| 1991 | Aida — Aprile Millo, Amneris — Dolora Zajick, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — James Morris, Ramfis — Samuel Ramey |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus and Ballet |
CD: Sony Cat: 88697527722 |
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| 2015 | Aida — Anja Harteros, Amneris — Ekaterina Semenchuk, Radames — Jonas Kaufmann, Amonasro — Ludovic Tézier, Ramfis — Erwin Schrott, Il Re d'Egitto — Marco Spotti, Messaggero — Paolo Fanale, Sacerdotessa — Eleonora Buratto |
Sir Antonio Pappano Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome |
Rhino Warner Classics |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1966 | Aida — Leyla Gencer, Amneris — Fiorenza Cossotto, Radames — Carlo Bergonzi, Amonasro — Anselmo Colzani, Ramfis — Bonaldo Giaiotti |
Arena di Verona orchestra and chorus and the Corps de Ballet of the Kirov Theatre |
Hardy Classic Cat: HCD 4010 |
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| 1981 | Aida — Margaret Price, Amneris — Stefania Toczyska, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Simon Estes, Ramfis — Kurt Rydl |
Garcia Navarro War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco) orchestra and chorus Sam Wanamaker |
Kultur International Films Cat: 3984 22366 2 |
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| 1986 | Aida — Maria Chiara, Amneris — Ghena Dimitrova, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Juan Pons, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze |
Lorin Maazel Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus Luca Ronconi |
Image Entertainment Cat: 0014381578522; Arthaus Musik Cat: 100059 |
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| 1989 | Aida — Aprile Millo, Amneris — Dolora Zajick, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — Sherrill Milnes, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus and ballet |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0019 |
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| 2007 | Aida — Violeta Urmana, Amneris — Ildikó Komlósi, Radames — Roberto Alagna, Amonasro — Carlo Guelfi, Ramfis — Giorgio Giuseppini |
Riccardo Chailly Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus Franco Zeffirelli |
Decca Cat: 074 3209 |
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External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com