Aida Highlights - by Giuseppe Verdi 1960 UK stereo LP SXL 2242
ZAL 4795-5W - the 5th master lacquer cut
- Label Variant: Decca Wide-Band Matte Black & Silver (Made in England)
- Pressing Style: Rare Transitional Pressing Side 1 is an ED3 smooth label
- Side 2 is an ED2 grooved label with a raised ring around the spindle hole
- Audio Quality: Excellent,1960s Decca UK stampers.
- Featuring Renata Tebaldi
- Cornell MacNeil Baritone Vocals
- Fernando Corena - Arnold Van Mill Bass Vocals
- Conducted by Herbert von Karajan
- Decca Records SXL 2242
- This pressing bears the "Made in England" label text, indicating it is a later pressing
- Excerpts and highlights of the complete recording of Aida
- Recorded in September 1959 at the Sofiensaal Vienna
Tracklist
Side 1:
- Act I: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi ... Celeste Aïda (Carlo Bergonzi)
- Act I: Su! Del Nilo ... Ritorna Vincitor (Renata Tebaldi)
- Act II: Gloria All'Egitto (Triumphal Scene) (Chorus & Orchestra)
- Act III: Oh Patria Mia (Renata Tebaldi)
Side 2:
- Act III: Ciel! Mio Padre ... Rivedrai Le Foreste Imbalsamate (Renata Tebaldi, Cornell MacNeil)
- Act IV: Già I Sacerdoti Adunansi ... Ah! Tu Dei Vivere! (Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi)
- Act IV: La Fatal Pietra ... O Terra Addio (Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi)
Take care and happy listening,
Gazza at Originyls
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