Verdi: Aida [Import, Original recording remastered]

Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Vittorio Gui (Conductor), San Carlo Theater Orchestra (Naples) (Orchestra), Anselmo Colzani (Performer), Antonietta Stella (Performer), Fedora Barbieri (Performer), Franco Corelli (Performer), Mario Petri (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Anselmo Colzani, Antonietta Stella, Fedora Barbieri, Franco Corelli, Mario Petri
• Orchestra: San Carlo Theater Orchestra (Naples)
• Conductor: Vittorio Gui
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Audio CD (January 24, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Idi [Ital Disc Inst]
• ASIN: B000DZV8LW
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,247 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Aida, opera: Act 1. Preludio

2. Aida, opera: Act 1. Sì, corre voce

3. Aida, opera: Act 1. Se quel guerrier io fossi

4. Aida, opera: Act 1. Celeste Aida

5. Aida, opera: Act 1. Quale insolita gioia

6. Aida, opera: Act 1. Vieni, o diletta

7. Aida, opera: Act 1. Alta cagion v'aduna

8. Aida, opera: Act 1. Su! Del Nilo al sacro lido

9. Aida, opera: Act 1. Ritorna Vincitor!

10. Aida, opera: Act 1. Possente Fthà

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Aida, opera: Act 2. O re, pei sacri Numi

2. Aida, opera: Act 3. O tu che sei d'Osiride

3. Aida, opera: Act 3. Qui Radamès verrà

4. Aida, opera: Act 3. O patria mia

5. Aida, opera: Act 3. Ciel, mio padre!

6. Aida, opera: Act 3. Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate

7. Aida, opera: Act 3. Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida

8. Aida, opera: Act 3. Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti

9. Aida, opera: Act 3. Aida!

10. Aida, opera: Act 3. Ma dimmi: per qual via

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars For What CAN Be Heard, March 27, 2008

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Monica "Minnie" (Romania) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Verdi: Aida (Audio CD)

This Aida is a live recording of a 1955 show. Whether due to the old technology of the time, or for other reasons, it is hard to hear the singers: not only that there is background noise, but, most annoying, the orchestra sounds much louder than the voices.

One needs patience, but it is a very interesting exercise in analytical hearing, as the listener has to focus mentally on the voices, trying to put the orchestra aside.

However, it is rewarding to do that, because it is like peeping through a keyhole to catch a glimpse of a fabulous treasure, giving you a feeling that you are getting some kind of an "access denied" thing! What CAN be heard sounds so wonderful, that this seems to have been a great performance.

One can only hope that technology may make it possible one day to bring up the voices and cut on the orchestra without distortions. Until then, buy it if and only if you wish to study it.