| Description |
1 online resource (164 minutes) |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed March 18, 2022) |
| 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 |
| Performer |
Margaret Price (Aida), Luciano Pavarotti (Radames), Stefania Toczyska (Amneris), Simon Estes (Amonasro), Kurt Rydl (Ramfis), Kevin Langan (The King of Egypt), Susan Quittmeyer (A priestess), Colenton Freeman (A messanger), Christian Holder (Solo dancer) ; San Francisco Opera Ballet ; San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; members of the University of California Berkeley Chorus ; Garcia Navarro, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco 1981 |
| Notes |
Sung in Italian |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas
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Operas
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Televised performances
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Televised performances.
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Operas.
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Spectacles télévisés.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Price, Margaret, 1941-2011, singer.
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Toczyska, Stefania, singer
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Pavarotti, Luciano, singer
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Estes, Simon, singer
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Rydl, Kurt, singer
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Large, Brian, television director
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García Navarro, Luis Antonio, 1941-2001, conductor.
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San Francisco Opera, production company, performer.
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University of California, Berkeley. Chorus, singer.
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War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco), host institution.
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