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Verdi - Aida - Highlights / Eva Illes (soprano), Juan Perez (tenor), Ruth Hesse (alto), Rudolf Knoll (baritone), Ernst Wiemann (bass), Nürnberger Symphoniker, Chor Der Münchner Staatsoper / Masters Classic Audio CD Stereo / CLS 4221
UPC 8711638422127
Aida (or Aïda, Italian: [aˈiːda]) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world; at New York's Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida has been sung more than 1,100 times since 1886. Ghislanzoni's scheme follows a scenario often attributed to the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, but Verdi biographer Mary Jane Phillips-Matz argues that the source is actually Temistocle Solera.
| Label: | Masters Classic – CLS 4221 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: | Netherlands |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Si, Cuore Voce... | 1:36 | |
| 2 | Se Quel Guerrir Io Fossi... | 1:00 | |
| 3 | Celeste Aida... | 3:21 | |
| 4 | Ritorna Vincitor... | 6:01 | |
| 5 | Gloria All' Egitto... | 2:23 | |
| 6 | Marche Triumphale | 1:36 | |
| 7 | Musica Baletti | 4:06 | |
| 8 | Qui Radames Verra... | 6:33 | |
| 9 | Ciel! Mio Padre... Rivedrai Le Foreste Imbalsamate | 8:13 | |
| 10 | Gia I Sacerdoti Adunansi... Ah! Tu Dei Vivere... | 7:24 | |
| 11 | La Fatal Pietra Soura Me Si Chiuse... O Terra, Addio... |
10:49 |
- Alto Vocals, Soloist – Ruth Hesse
- Baritone Vocals, Soloist – Rudolf Knoll
- Bass Vocals, Soloist – Ernst Wiemann
- Choir – Chor Der Münchner Staatsoper
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Hans Peter Gmür
- Orchestra – Nürnberger Symphoniker
- Soprano Vocals, Soloist – Eva Illes
- Tenor Vocals, Soloist – Juan Perez (5)
