There are 227 recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi on file

Order by conductor

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1906-1907(STU) - NOT KNOWN - Banda di Milano*

2 1912(STC) - NOT KNOWN - Banda*

3 1919(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

4 1928(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*

5 1928(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

6 1937(LE) - Alwin Karl - Wiener Staatsoper*

7 1937(LE) - Sabata Victor de - Teatro alla Scala*

8 1937(LE) - Walter Bruno - Wiener Staatsoper*

9 1937(LI) - Panizza Ettore - Metropolitan Opera*

10 1938(RA) - Keilberth Joseph - Orchester des Reichssenders Stuttgart*

11 1939(Act 1;LE) - Blech Leo - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*

12 1939(LE) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

13 1939(LE) - Panizza Ettore - Metropolitan Opera*

14 1939(LI) - Beecham Thomas - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

15 1940(LE) - Breisach Paul - Chicago Opera House*

16 1940(LI) - Panizza Ettore - Metropolitan Opera*

17 1940(SE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

18 1941(LCE) - Gui Vittorio - Wiener Staatsoper*

19 1941(LI) - Panizza Ettore - Metropolitan Opera*

20 1942(LE) - Breisach Paul - Metropolitan Opera*

21 1942(RE) - Rother Arthur - Berliner Staatsoper*

22 1943(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

23 1946(LI) - Sodero Cesare - Metropolitan Opera*

24 1946(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

25 1948(LI) - Picco Guido - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico*

26 1948(RA) - Gressier Jules - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique*

27 1949(LE) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*

28 1949 - Toscanini Arturo - NBC Symphony Orchestra***

29 1950(LE) - Picco Guido - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

30 1950(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*

31 1950(LI) - Picco Guido - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

32 1950(SE) - Halasz Laszlo - New York City Opera*

33 1950(STU) - Paoletti Alberto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

34 1951(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

35 1951(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Symphoniker*

36 1951(RA) - Gui Vittorio - RAI Roma*

37 1951(RA) - Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks*

38 1952(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

39 1952(RA) - Schröder Kurt - Hessischer Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester*

40 1952(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

41 1952(STU) - Erede Alberto - Santa Cecilia*

42 1952?(SE) - Tieri Emidio - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

43 1953(FI) - Morelli Giuseppe - RAI**

44 1953(LI) - Barbirolli John - Covent Garden*

45 1953(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

46 1953(LI) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

47 1953(RA) - Krauss Clemens - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

48 1953?(STU) - Capuana Franco - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

49 1953 - Vaszy Viktor - Hungarian Radio Orchestra*

50 1954(LE) - Basile Arturo - Omroeporkest*

51 1954(LE) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

52 1954(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

53 1954(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*

54 1955(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

55 1955(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

56 1955(LI) - Kubelik Rafael - Wiener Philharmoniker*

57 1955(SE) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Berliner Symphoniker*

58 1955(STU) - Perlea Ionel - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

59 1955(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro alla Scala*

60 1956(LE) - Ehrling Sixten - Royal Swedish Opera*

61 1956(LI) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

62 1956(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*

63 1956(STU) - Questa Angelo - RAI Torino*

64 1956?(STU) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

65 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

66 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

67 1958(FE) - Beaudry Jacques - Orchestre de Radio Canada**

68 1958(LI) - Narducci Antonio - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

69 1958?(STU) - Barbini Ernesto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

70 1959(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

71 1959(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

72 1960(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Royal Swedish Opera*

73 1960(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*

74 1960(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro alla Scala*

75 1960(RA) - Basile Arturo - RAI Roma*

76 1960(SE) - Stein Horst - Berliner Sinfoniker*

77 1961(LI) - Capuana Franco - NHK Symphony Orchestra***

78 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

79 1961(SE) - Quadri Argeo - Wiener Volksoper*

80 1961(STU) - Solti Georg - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

81 1962(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

82 1962(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*

83 1962(SE) - Pritchard John - Covent Garden*

84 1962(SE) - Wagner Robert - Orchester der Stadt Innsbruck*

85 1962(SE) - Wagner Robert - Orchestre*

86 1963(LI) - Matacic Lovro von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

87 1963(LI) - Serafin Tullio - Arena di Verona**

88 1963(LI) - Solti Georg - Metropolitan Opera*

89 1964(LI) - Balkwill Bryan - Covent Garden*

90 1964(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*

91 1964(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

92 1965 or 1966(STU) - Mehta Zubin - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

93 1965(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Montreal Symphony Orchestra*

94 1965(LI) - Steinberg William - Metropolitan Opera*

95 1966(LE;Act 3;12/2/66) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

96 1966(LI) - Capuana Franco - Arena di Verona***

97 1966(LI) - Herbert Walter - San Diego Opera*

98 1966(LI) - Savini Ino - Royal Swedish Opera*

99 1966(LI;13/3/66)) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

100 1967(LE) - NOT KNOWN - New Orleans Opera*

101 1967(LI) - Kruger Rudolf - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra*

102 1967(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

103 1968(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

104 1968(LI) - Downes Edward - Covent Garden**

105 1968(LI) - Downes Edward - Covent Garden*

106 1968?(STU) - Savini Ino - Opera Stabile del Viotti*

107 1968??(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Philadelphia Lyric Opera?*

108 1969(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

109 1969(LI) - Périsson Jean - San Francisco Opera*

110 1969(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Dallas Civic Opera*

111 196?(SE) - Dimitriady Odissei Akhillesovich - Bolshoi Theatre*

112 1970(LE) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

113 1970(LI) - Cristofori Francesco - Orchestra*

114 1970(LI) - Franci Carlo - Orchestra*

115 1970(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

116 1970(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

117 1970(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - London Symphony Orchestra*

118 1971(STU) - Marinov Ivan - Sofia National Opera*

119 1972(LI) - Ochoa Salvador - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

120 1972(LI) - Previtali Fernando - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

121 1972(LI; Milan) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

122 1972(LI; Munich) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

123 1973(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - NHK Symphony Orchestra***

124 1973(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden*

125 1973(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Wiener Staatsoper*

126 1973(LI) - Rivoli Gianfranco - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

127 1973(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - ORTF (Paris)*

128 1973(SE) - Patanè Giuseppe - Dresdner Staatskapelle*

129 1974(LE;Domingo - Molnar Talajic) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

130 1974(LI) - Despalj Pavel - Orlando Opera*

131 1974(LI) - Masini Gian-Franco - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

132 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

133 1974(LI;Domingo - Cruz-Romo) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

134 1974(STU) - Muti Riccardo - New Philharmonia Orchestra - Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music*

135 1975(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Elizabethan Trust Orchestra*

136 1976(FI) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro Lirico di Torino***

137 1976(LC) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro alla Scala*

138 1976(LI) - Kord Kazimierz - Metropolitan Opera*

139 1976(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*

140 1977(LI) - Boncompagni Elio - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie*

141 1977(LI) - Gatto Armando - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid*

142 1977(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Arena di Verona*

143 1977(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Covent Garden*

144 1977(LI) - Santi Nello - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln*

145 1978(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*

146 1979(LI) - Conlon James - Metropolitan Opera*

147 1979(LI) - Groves Charles - English National Opera*

148 1979(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

149 1979(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Bayerische Staatsoper*

150 1979(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

151 1980(LI) - Caldwell Sarah - Boston Opera*

152 1980(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

153 1980(LI;Chiara) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona***

154 1980(LI;Dimitrova) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

155 1981(LI) - Gardelli Lamberto - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo*

156 1981(LI) - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - Bayerische Staatsoper*

157 1981(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Arena di Verona**

158 1981(LI) - Masini Gian-Franco - Bayerische Staatsoper*

159 1981(LI;L. Price) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - San Francisco Opera*

160 1981(LI;M. Price) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - San Francisco Opera**

161 1981(STU) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

162 1982(LI) - Barenboim Daniel - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

163 1982(LI) - Morelli Giuseppe - Orquesta Sinfónica Euskadi*

164 1982(LI;Chiara) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

165 1982(LI;Del Grande) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

166 1983(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*

167 1983(LI) - Franci Carlo - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

168 1983(LI) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

169 1984(LI) - Challender Stuart - Australian Opera*

170 1984(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Staatsoper*

171 1985(LI) - Bellini Gabriele - Cincinnati Opera*

172 1985(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*

173 1985(LI) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona*

174 1985-86(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala*

175 1986(LI) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona*

176 1986 - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala**

177 1987(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Württembergische Staatsoper*

178 1987(LI) - Ricci Enrique - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

179 1987(LI) - Tchakarov Emil - Houston Symphony Orchestra***

180 1987?(LI) - Rinaldi Maurizio - Amadeus*

181 1988(LI) - Renzetti Donato - Arena di Verona*

182 1988(LI) - Renzetti Donato - Orchestra Sinfonica dell' Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»***

183 1989(LI) - Buckley Richard - Chicago Lyric Opera*

184 1989(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*

185 1989(LI) - Steinberg Pinchas - Arena di Verona***

186 1989 - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**

187 1990(LI) - Censabella Reynaldo - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

188 1990(STU) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*

189 1991(LI) - Notev Giorgio - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*

190 1992(LI) - Licata Andrea - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**

191 1992(LI) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

192 1993(LI) - Oren Daniel - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

193 1994(LI) - Downes Edward - Covent Garden***

194 1994(LI) - Fiore John - Metropolitan Opera*

195 1994(STU) - Saccani Rico - National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland*

196 1995(LE) - Cavallaro Angelo - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne*

197 1995(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Wiener Staatsoper*

198 1995(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Orchestre National de France**

199 1995(LI) - Young Simone - Australian Opera*

200 1996(LI) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona*

201 1997(LE) - Croci Giorgio - Stagione d'Opera**

202 1997(LI) - Fischer Adám - Metropolitan Opera*

203 1997(LI) - Paternostro Roberto - Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen***

204 1997(LI) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona*

205 1997(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Wiener Staatsoper*

206 1998(LI) - Campori Angelo - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

207 1998(LI) - Oren Daniel - Orchestra**

208 1998(LI) - Oren Daniel - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli**

209 1999(LI) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona***

210 19??(SE) - Gmür Hanspeter - Orchester der Philharmonia Slavonica*

211 19??(SE) - Kórodi András - Budapest Philharmonic*

212 19??(SE) - NOT KNOWN - ORCHESTRA*

213 19??(SE) - Raichev Rouslan - Sofia National Opera*

214 2000(LI) - Schnitzler Claude - Orchestra of Radiotelefis Eireann*

215 2000(LI;Dessi) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona**

216 2000(LI;Longhi) - Oren Daniel - Arena di Verona*

217 2001(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

218 2001(LI) - Inbal Eliahu - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France*

219 2001(LI) - Luisi Fabio - Wiener Staatsoper*

220 2001(LI) - Stefanelli Massimiliano - Orchestra della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»**

221 2001(STU) - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Wiener Philharmoniker*

222 2001(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*

223 2002(LI) - Attanasi Walter - Virginia Symphony Orchestra*

224 2003(LC) - Letonja Marko - Sinfonie-Orchester Basel**

225 2003(LI) - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - Gran Teatro del Liceo**

226 2004(LC) - Märzendorfer Ernst - Brno National Theatre**

227 2005(LI) - Honeck Manfred - Royal Danish Opera*

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

Comments:- Some of the roles were shared by singers other than those listed above as folowsAida (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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

Comments:- 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German & Italian

Conductor Karl Alwin - 1937(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Mária Németh

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Rosette Anday

Amonasro - Alexander Svéd

Ramphis - Alexander Kipnis

Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Zec

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor 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

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

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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Deutsches Opernhaus (22 June 1937)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Leo Blech - 1939(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Aida - Inez Kohler

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Gertrud Wettergren

Ramphis - Leon Björker

Il Re di Egitto - Folke Jonsson

Un Messaggero - Georg Sedenbrandt

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

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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 witht he recording from Berlin (1937). The sound is poor.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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 Life 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Caniglia

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Ebe Stignani

Amonasro - Armando Borgioli

Ramphis - Corrado Zambelli

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Walker

Una Sacerdotessa - Josephine Wray

Un Messaggero - Blando Giusti

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

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1940(LE)

Orchestra - Chicago Opera House

Chorus - Chicago Opera House

Aida - Rose Bampton

Radamès - Giovanni Martinelli

Amneris - Elza Zebranska

Amonasro - George Czaplicki

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor 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 101

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN 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».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1942(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Norina Greco

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Bruna Castagna

Amonasro - John Charles Thomas

Ramphis - Nicola Moscona

Il Re di Egitto - Lansing Hatfield

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - John Dudley

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French & Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 (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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1949(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor 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

Laser Disc - *RCA 60331-6-RG(NTSC)

DVD (Video) - Urania URNDVD 300 (2005)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

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]

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Ramón Vinay

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

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)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN 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:-

American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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 Dominguez

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]

American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.112, p.132 [PHR]

International Record Review - February 2001 p.107 [RTL]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]

Comments:- Recorded on 12 June 1951. A disc with highlights from this recording is reviewedin THE GRAMOPHONE October 1961 p.221

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara

Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward

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

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61

Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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

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

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

Comments:- The conductor's name is given as Erasmo Ghili on the label and sleeve of my copyof 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #553

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN 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 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Callas

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Jess Walters

Ramphis - Giulio Neri

Il Re di Egitto - Michael Langdon

Una Sacerdotessa - Joan Sutherland

Un Messaggero - Hector Thomas

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro 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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1953?(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Aida - Maria Curtis Verna

Radamès - Umberto Borso

Amneris - Oralia Dominguez

Amonasro - Ettore Bastianini

Ramphis - Norman Scott

Il Re di Egitto - Enzo Felicitati

Un Messaggero - Uberto Scaglione

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Hungarian

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Omroepkoor

Aida - Gigliola Frazzoni

Radamès - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Amneris - Franca Marghinotti

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro 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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Fedora Barbieri

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Roggero

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 676

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

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Russian

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

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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179

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

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

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro 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

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (November 1955)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

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

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 ). The Legendary Recordings LPs are advertized in FANFARE Vol.5 No.1 September/October 1981 p.41

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schü