AIDA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871
07, 10, 14, 21 July 1973
Arena Sferiterio, Macerata

IX. MACERATA OPERA FESTIVAL 
OPENING PERFORMANCE

Orchestra e Coro dell'Arena Sferisterio
Conductor: Carlo Franci
Chorus master: Vittorio Barbieri
Set and costume designer: Gianrico Becher
Stage director: Gianrico Becher 
Choreographer: Franca Bartolomei

Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave LEYLA GENCER soprano
Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt LUISA BORDIN NAVE mezzo-soprano
Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida GIANGIACOMO GUELFI baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard GIORGIO LAMBERTI tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt CARLO CAVA bass
The King of Egypt ANTONIO ZERBINI bass
Messanger MARIO FERRARA tenor
Sacerdotessa MARIA GABRIELLA ONESTI soprano
Primi ballerini: Brigitte Huhn / Enzo Cesiro

Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes

Recording date

Photos © FOTO R. MORICHETTI, Macerata
Photos © PIETRO MOLINI, Macerata






OPERA MAGAZINE                                         
1973 September (Autumn Issue)

MACERATA FESTIVAL (Social Media Post)

Recording Excerpts [1973.07.07]
Ritorna vincitor Act I Scene I 
Qui Radames verra  Act III Scene I