Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida (1949)
The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. This concert, broadcast in two parts, on 26 March and 2 April 1949, from NBC Studio 8H, features the opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi. (Both broadcasts were released as "Vol. 3" in the DVD series.)
Director: Doug Rodgers
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Arturo Toscanini as Conductor (self) |
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Herva Nelli as Aida |
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Eva Gustavson as Amneris |
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Richard Tucker as Radamès |
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Giuseppe Valdengo as Amonasro |
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Norman Scott as Ramfis |
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Dennis Harbour as The King of Egypt |
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Virginio Assandri as A Messenger |
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Teresa Stich-Randall as A Priestess |
| Production | Don Gillis | Producer |
| Directing | Doug Rodgers | Director |
| Sound | Charles Grey | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
