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Verdi's enduring masterpiece of musical theatre, Aida, is a marvellous blend of human emotion and grand spectacle, full of Egyptian pomp and pageantry. In Sam Wanamaker's lavish production, highly acclaimed for its extraordinary musical performances, Margaret Price is outstanding as the Et...

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Main Author: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: San Francisco Opera (Performer), University of California, Berkeley. Chorus (Singer)
Other Authors: Price, Margaret, 1941-2011 (Singer), Toczyska, Stefania (Singer), Pavarotti, Luciano (Singer), Estes, Simon (Singer), Rydl, Kurt (Singer), García Navarro, Luis Antonio, 1941-2001 (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Sung in Italian.
Published: Berlin, Berlin State : C Major Entertainment, 1981.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Operas.
Operas
Televised performances
Televised performances.
Spectacles télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Verdi's enduring masterpiece of musical theatre, Aida, is a marvellous blend of human emotion and grand spectacle, full of Egyptian pomp and pageantry. In Sam Wanamaker's lavish production, highly acclaimed for its extraordinary musical performances, Margaret Price is outstanding as the Ethiopian slave, Aida, Luciano Pavarotti makes a triumphant debut in the role of Radames, commander of the Egyptian Army, and the entire performance is masterfully shaped by the Spanish conductor, García Navarro.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed March 18, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (164 minutes)
Playing Time:02:43:07
Production Credits:Stage director, Sam Wanamaker ; set designer, Douglas Schmidt ; Lawrence Casey, costume designer ; lighting designer, Thomas Munn ; choreographer, Margo Sappington ; directed for television by Brian Large.