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CHAN 3074
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Verdi: Aida
Running Time: 143:05
Release Date: 2002
Originally recorded in April 2001
Composer (1813-1901)
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Bass Voice bass - The Pharaoh
Peter Rose
Peter Rose
Soprano Voice mezzo-soprano - Amneris
Rosalind Plowright
Rosalind Plowright
Soprano Voice soprano - Aida
Jane Eaglen
Jane Eaglen
Solo baritone - Amonasro
Gregory Yurisich
Gregory Yurisich
Solo tenor - Radames
Dennis O'Neill
Dennis O'Neill
Bass Voice bass - Ramfis
Alastair Miles
Alastair Miles
Solo soprano - The High Priestess
Susan Gritton
Susan Gritton
Solo tenor - A Messenger
Alfred Boe
Alfred Boe
Choral
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor
David Parry
David Parry
Venue
Blackheath Halls, London
Blackheath Halls, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer assistant
Christopher Brooke
Christopher Brooke
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
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Opera - Aida
GIUSEPPE VERDI
(1813-1901)Aida
141:46
Opera in four acts
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, after a scenario by Auguste Mariette
English version by Edmund Tacey
COMPACT DISC ONE
1.
Prelude
4:04
Act I
Scene 1
2.
'Yes, Ethiopia once again has dared'
1:43
Ramfis, Radames
3.
'I pray that I be chosen'
1:04
4.
'Goddess Aida, fair as a vision'
3:34
Radames
5.
'Have you just heard a joyous tale'
2:37
Amneris, Radames
6.
'Aida!'
1:32
Radames, Amneris
7.
'Alas, I hear the cries of war'
1:59
Aida, Amneris, Radames
8.
'Grave is the cause'
3:10
The Pharaoh, Messenger, Aida, Radames, Amneris
9.
'Now go forward noble army'
3:06
The Pharaoh, Ramfis, Chorus, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Messenger
10.
'As victor then return!'
3:15
11.
'The sacred names of a father and lover'
0:49
12.
'Hear me, ye gods, pity my cry!'
2:43
Aida
Scene 2
13.
'Almighty, almighty Phtha'
3:10
High Priestess, Ramfis, Priests, Priestesses
14.
Sacred Dance of the Priestesses
2:00
15.
'The gods have shown you favour'
1:18
Ramfis, Priests
16.
'Great Godhead we petition thee'
4:03
Ramfis, Radames, Priests, Priestesses
Act II
Scene 1
17.
'We hear the hymns and cheering'
2:54
Slave-girls, Amneris
18.
Dance of the Young Moorish Slaves
2:17
19.
'No more now!'
0:48
Amneris
20.
'Now the battle is over your people suffer'
5:38
21.
'Tremble! I know your secret . . .'
1:35
Amneris, Aida
22.
'But, look with pity on my distress . . .'
1:58
Aida, Amneris
23.
'Now go forward noble army'
1:24
Chorus, Amneris, Aida
24.
'Hear me, ye gods, pity my cry!'
1:23
Aida
Scene 2
25.
'Glory to Isis, goddess fair'
3:26
Populace, Priests
26.
Trumpet Fanfare
1:45
27.
Ballabile
1:55
28.
'Glorious warrior Radames'
2:10
Populace, Priests
29.
'Valiant pride of your country'
2:19
The Pharaoh, Radames
30.
'Worship and glory to all the gods on high'
0:58
Ramfis, Priests, Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Pharaoh
31.
'As you see, I am wearing the colours of my King'
4:52
Amonasro, Aida, Slave-girls, Prisoners, Ramfis, Priests, Amneris, Populace, Radames
32.
'O King, by holy Isis'
2:39
Radames, Pharaoh, Amneris, Priests, Populace, Ramfis
33.
'Glory to Isis, goddess fair'
3:05
Pharaoh, Populace, Slave-girls, Prisoners, Ramfis, Priests, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Amonasro
79:49
COMPACT DISC TWO
Act III
1.
'Thou art to great Osiris'
2:01
Chorus, High Priestess
2.
'Come to the shrine of Isis'
2:00
Ramfis, Amneris, Chorus
3.
'Soon Radames will come!'
2:31
4.
'Oh, skies of blue'
4:00
Aida
5.
'I come, full of concerm'
1:09
6.
'Once again you will see our lofty forests'
3:42
Amonasro, Aida
7.
'No more my daughter'
0:34
Amonasro, Aida
8.
'Father . . . the Egyptians . . . have not . . . enslaved me . . .'
2:28
Aida, Amonasro
9.
'At last I see you, my sweet Aida . . .'
1:22
10.
'Your people rise again, arming for battle . . .'
1:42
Radames, Aida
11.
'We'd leave this white oppressive heat'
3:49
Aida, Radames
12.
'Ah no! We'll leave here!'
2:37
Radames, Aida, Amonasro
13.
'You! Amonasro! You! The King?'
1:30
Radames, Aida, Amonasro
14.
'We're betrayed!'
1:00
Amneris, Aida, Amonasro, Radames, Ramfis
Act IV
Scene 1
15.
'My hated rival has escaped me'
3:01
Amneris
16.
'Soon all the priests will gather here'
2:18
Amneris, Radames
17.
'Ah! You must live'
2:49
18.
'Who will save you, wretched madman'
1:46
Amneris, Radames
19.
'Alas! I feel I'm, dying . . .'
2:13
Amneris, Ramfis, Priests
20.
'Spirit of Isis'
1:53
Ramfis, Priests, Amneris
21.
'Radames! Radames! Radames!'
4:15
Ramfis, Priests, Amneris
22.
'Priests of Isis, the man you condemn'
2:33
Amneris, Ramfis, Priests
Scene 2
23.
'The fatal cover's now in place'
2:26
Radames, Aida
24.
'My heart foretold this horrifying sentence'
3:01
Aida, Radames
25.
'Almighty Phtha'
5:12
Priestesses, Priests, Aida, Radames, Chorus, Amneris
61:57
Solo: Gregory Yurisich baritone - Amonasro
Solo: Dennis O'Neill tenor - Radames
Solo: Susan Gritton soprano - The High Priestess
Solo: Alfred Boe tenor - A Messenger
Choral: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: David Parry
23rd April - 2nd March 2001
