Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

Overview

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.)

Cast

Arturo Toscanini

Conductor (self)

N/A

Herva Nelli

Aida

N/A

Eva Gustavson

Amneris

N/A

Richard Tucker

Radamès

N/A

Giuseppe Valdengo

Amonasro

N/A

Norman Scott

Ramfis

N/A

Dennis Harbour

The King of Egypt

N/A

Virginio Assandri

A Messenger

Teresa Stich-Randall

A Priestess