GIUSEPPE VERDI

Aida

Opera in Four Acts

 

Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni

 

Aida: Gabriella Tucci

Radamès: Mario Del Monaco

Amneris: Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro: Aldo Protti

Ramfis: Paolo Washington

Il Re: Silvano Pagliuca

Messenger: Athos Cesarini

Priestess: Sumie Kawauchi

 

Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus

The NHK Symphony Orchestra / Franco Capuana

 

Live Performance, October 13, 1961

 

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

 

Live Performance, October 13, 1961, B&W, 165 min., All regions

 

A magnificent performance of Verdi’s grandest opera, starring Gabriella Tucci as Aida, Mario Del Monaco as Radamès, Giulietta Simionato as Amneris, and Aldo Protti as Amonasro. The NHK Symphony Orchestra, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, and the Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus are under the direction of Franco Capuana.

 

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