Aida (highlights) (Eloquence)

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi; Leontyne Price, Jon Vickers, Rita Gorr, Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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1Aida: Atto I. “Se quel guerrier io fossi!” … “Celeste Aida”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell'Opera, Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:44
2Aida: Atto I. “Or di Vulcano”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Il Re]:
Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jon Vickers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. “Or di Vulcano al tempio” (Il Re) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
3Aida: Atto I. “Ritorna vincitor!”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi8:12
4Aida: Atto II. “Gloria all’Egitto”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (in 1961)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:17
5Aida: Atto II. Grand March & Ballet
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi6:03
6Aida: Atto II. “Vieni, o guerriero vindice”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Vieni, o guerriero vindice” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:27
7Aida: Atto III. “Qui Radamès verrà!” … “O patria mia”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:27
8Aida: Atto III. “Ciel! mio padre!”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Amonasro]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (in 1961)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III. Duetto “Ciel! mio padre!” … “A te grave cagion m’adduce” (Aida, Amonasro) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate” – “In armi ora si desta il popol nostro” – “Padre, a costoro schiava non sono” (Aida, Amonasro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi8:11
9Aida: Atto IV. “Già i Sacerdoti adunansi”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1961)
soprano vocals [Sacerdotessa]:
Mietta Sighele (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:52
10Aida: Atto IV. “Ohimè!… morir mi sento”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Scena del giudizio: “Ohimè! morir mi sento!” (Amneris) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:51
11Aida: Atto IV. “Radamès! Radamès! Radamès! Tu rivelasti”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (in 1961)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1. “Radamès! Radamès! Radamès! Tu rivelasti” (Amneris, Ramfis, Sacerdoti) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Scena del giudizio: “A lui vivo, la tomba” / “Sacerdoti: compiste un delitto!” (Amneris, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1. “Radamès! Radamès! Radamès! Tu rivelasti” (Amneris, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi7:03
12Aida: Atto IV. “Presago il core della tua condonna”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:21
13Aida: Atto IV. “O terra, addio”
engineer:
René Boux and Lewis Layton (engineer) (in 1961)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Rita Gorr (Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano) (in 1961)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano) (in 1961)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jon Vickers (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (in 1961)
additional conductor:
Luigi Ricci (assistant conductor)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1961)
chorus master:
Giuseppe Conca (chorus master)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1961)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (in 1961)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:48

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