GIUSEPPE VERDI

Aida

Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Piero Cappuccilli, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti

CD1

1. Aida (2001 Digital Remaster) - Preludio (Orchestra) (2001 Digital Remaster)

2. Scene One - Sì, corre voce che l'Etiope ardisca (Ramfis/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

3. Scene One - Se quel guerrier io fossi! (Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

4. Scene One - Celeste Aida (Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

5. Scene One - Quale insolita gioia nel tuo sguardo! (Amneris/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

6. Scene One - Vieni, o diletta, appressati (Amneris/Aida/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

7. Scene One - Alta cagion v'aduna (Il Re/Messaggero/Radamès/Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Ministri/Capitani/Aida/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

8. Scene One - Su! del Nilo al sacro lido (Il Re/Messaggero/Radamès/Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Ministri/Capitani/Aida/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

9. Scene One - Ritorna vincitor! (Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

10. Scene One - I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante (Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

11. Scene Two - Possente, possente Fthà (Sacerdotessa/Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Sacerdotesse) (2001 Digital Remaster)

12. Scene Two - Danza sacra delle sacerdotesse (Orchestra/Sacerdotesse/Ramfis/Sacerdoti) (2001 Digital Remaster)

13. Scene Two - Mortal, diletto ai numi (Ramfis/Sacerdoti) (2001 Digital Remaster)

14. Scene Two - Nume, custode e vindice (Ramfis/Radamès/Sacerdoti/Sacerdotesse/Sacerdotessa) (2001 Digital Remaster)

CD2

1. Scene One - Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi (Schiave/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

2. Scene One - Danza di schiavi mori (Orchestra) (2001 Digital Remaster)

3. Scene One - Vieni, sul crin ti piovano (Schiave/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

4. Scene One - Fu la sorte dell'armi a'tuoi funesta (Amneris/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

5. Scene One - Ebben, qual nuovo fremito t'assal, gentil Aida? (Amneris/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

6. Scene One - Pietà ti prenda del mio dolor (Amneris/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

7. Scene One - Su! del Nilo al sacro lido (Coro/Amneris/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

8. Scene Two - Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside (Popolo/Sacerdoti) (2001 Digital Remaster)

9. Scene Two - Marcia trionfale (Orchestra) (2001 Digital Remaster)

10. Scene Two - Ballabile (Orchestra) (2001 Digital Remaster)

11. Scene Two - Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Popolo/Sacerdoti) (2001 Digital Remaster)

12. Scene Two - Salvator della patria (Il Re/Radamès/Ramfis/Sacerdoti) (2001 Digital Remaster)

13. Scene Two - Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre! (Aida/Amneris/Radamès/Ramfis/Il Re/Sacerdoti/Popolo/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

14. Scene Two - Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente (Amonasro/Aida/Schiave/Prigionieri/Ramfis/Sacerdoter/Amneris/Il Re/Popolo) (2001 Digital Remaster)

15. Scene Two - Il dolor che in quel volto favella (Radamès/Amneris/Amonasro/Il Re/Aida/Schiave/Popolo/Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Prigionieri) (2001 Digital Remaster)

16. Scene Two - O Re, pei sacri numi (Radamès/Il Re/Amneris/Sacerdoti/Popolo/Ramfis) (2001 Digital Remaster)

17. Scene Two - Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside (Il Re/Shiave/Prigionieri/Popolo/Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Aida/Radamès/Amneris/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

CD3

1. Act Three - O tu che sei d'Osiride (Coro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

2. Act Three - Vieni d'Iside al tempio (Ramfis/Amneris/Coro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

3. Act Three - Qui Radamès verrà! (Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

4. Act Three - O patra mia (Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

5. Act Three - Ciel! mio padre! (Aida/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

6. Act Three - In armi ora si desta il popol nostro (Aida/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

7. Act Three - Padre, a costoro schiava non sono (Aida/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

8. Act Three - Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida (Radamès/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

9. Act Three - Nel fiero anelito di nuova guerra (Radamès/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

10. Act Three - Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti.....Là, tra foreste vergini (Radamès/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

11. Act Three - Aida!....Tu non m'ami (Radamès/AIda) (2001 Digital Remaster)

12. Act Three - Ma dimmi: per qual via (Aida/Radamès/Amonasro) (2001 Digital Remaster)

13. Act Three - Traditor!....La mia rival! (Amneris/Aida/Amonasro/Radamès/Ramfis) (2001 Digital Remaster)

14. Scene One - L'abborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

15. Scene One - Già i sacerdoti adunansi (Amneris/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

16. Scene One - No, vive Aida!....Vive! (Amneris/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

17. Scene One - Ohimè! morir mi sento! (Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

18. Scene One - Spirto del nume, sovra noi discendi! (Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

19. Scene One - Radamès! Radamès! Radamès (Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

20. Scene One - A lui vivo, la tomba! (Ramfis/Sacerdoti/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

21. Scene Two - La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse (Radamès/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

22. Scene Two - Presago il core della tua condanna (Radamès/Aida) (2001 Digital Remaster)

23. Scene Two - Vedi? di morte l'angelo (Aida/Sacerdoti/Sacerdotesse/Radamès) (2001 Digital Remaster)

24. Scene Two - O terra, addio (Aida/Radamès/Coro/Amneris) (2001 Digital Remaster)

Bonus Disc contains synopsis and libretto with translation.

‘This is an outright winner … I am sure that Verdi would have liked Muti’s concentration on essentials and the way he suggests a real theatrical experience.’

Gramophone

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