AIDA
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Opera in four acts in ItalianLibretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871
20, 25, 28
July – 01, 04, 07, 10, 13, 16 August 1968
Arena di Verona
46. VERONA OPERA FESTIVAL
OPENING PERFORMANCE
Orchestra e Coro del Arena di Verona
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Chorus master: Giulio Bertola
Stage director: Carlo Maestrini
Scene and costumes: Attilio Colonnello
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Chorus master: Giulio Bertola
Stage director: Carlo Maestrini
Scene and costumes: Attilio Colonnello
Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave LEYLA GENCER soprano
Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt FIORENZA COSSOTTO / BISERKA CVEJIC mezzo-soprano
Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida GIAN GIACOMO GUELFI baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard GIANFRANCO CECCHELE / AMADEON ZAMBON tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt AGUSTINO FERRIN / IVO VINCO bass
The King of Egypt GIOVANNI FOIANI / ANTONIO ZERBINI bass
Messanger OTTORINO BEGALI tenor
Sacerdotessa ADALINA GRIGOLATO soprano
Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes
C A N C E L L E D
Festival
first announced her as Aida but later she decided to sing Il Trovatore instead
of Aida. The part of Aida sung by Rita Orlandi Malaspina.
OPERA MAGAZINE
1968 July
