AIDA
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871
06, 08, 10, 13 July 1969
Teatro San Carlo, Napoli
Chorus master: Giacomo Maggiore
Stage director: Hans Bush
Scene and costumes: Cesare Maria Cristini
Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave LEYLA GENCER soprano
Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt BISERKA CVIJE/VIORICA CORTEZ mezzo-soprano
Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida GIAN PIERO MASTROMEI / SILVANO VERLINGHIERI baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard FLAVIANO LABO / CHARLES CRAIG tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt PAOLO WASHINGTON / NIKOLAI GHIUSELEV bass
The King of Egypt n/a bass
Messanger n/a tenor
Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes
Photos © FOTO TRONCONE, Napoli
Drawings © CESARE MARIA CRISTINI
OPERA MAGAZINE
1969 October
