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Verdi – Aida (Highlights) / Maria Dragoni, Kristjan Johannson, Barbara Dever, Mark Rucker, Francesco Ellero D'Artegna, Riccardo Ferrari, National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland, Rico Saccani (conductor) / Naxos Audio CD 2000 / 8.554706
UPC 636943470626
Aida (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: | Naxos – 8.554706 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 2000 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic, Opera |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Prelude | 4:10 | |
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Act I |
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| 2 | Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!...Celeste Aida | 4:26 | |
| 3 | Ritorna Vincitor!...I Sacri Nomi Di Padre, D'Amante | 6:26 | |
| 4 | Dance Of The Priestesses | 2:32 | |
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Act II |
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| 5 | Dance Of The Moorish Slaves | 1:43 | |
| 6 | Sul Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido...Numi Pietà Del Mio Martir |
2:55 | |
| 7 | Gloria All' Egitto | 3:20 | |
| 8 | Grand March | 1:35 | |
| 9 | Ballet Music | 4:44 | |
| 10 | Vieni, O Guerrero Vindice | 2:22 | |
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Act III |
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| 11 | Qui Radames Verrà!...O Patria Mia | 6:23 | |
| 12 | Ciel Mio Padre!...Su Dunque! | 5:01 | |
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Act IV |
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| 13 | L'Aborrita Rivale A Me Sfuggia...Già I Sacerdoti | 3:55 | |
| 14 | Die Mie Discolpe | 2:39 | |
| 15 | Morire! Ah, Tu Dei Vivere | 2:39 | |
| 16 | Chi Ti Salva, Sciagurato | 0:36 | |
| 17 | È La Morte Un Ben Supremo | 1:23 | |
| 18 | La Fatal Pietra...Morir! Si Pura E Bella | 6:08 | |
| 19 | O Terra, Addio; Addio Di Vale Di Pianto | 5:18 |
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Rico Saccani
- Cover, Painting – Thomas Seddon
- Libretto By – Antonio Ghislanzoni
- Liner Notes – Keith Anderson (6)
- Orchestra – National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland
- Producer – Günter Appenheimer
- Vocals [Aida] – Maria Dragoni
- Vocals [Amneris] – Barbara Dever
- Vocals [Radamés] – Kristjan Johannson
- Vocals [Ramfis] – Francesco Ellero D'Artegna
- Vocals [The King Of Egypt] – Riccardo Ferrari
