AIDA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871

07, 14 October 1967

Théâtre de Beaulieu, Lausanne

13. FESTIVAL d'OPERA ITALIENS

Orchestra e Coro di Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Conductor: Alfredo Gorzanelli
Chorus master: Gaetano Riccitelli
Stage director: Aldo Mirabella Vassolo
Scene and costumes: n/a

Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave LEYLA GENCER soprano

Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt ADRIANA LAZZARINI mezzo-soprano

Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida SILVANO CARROLI baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard DANILO CESTARI tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt CARLO CAVA bass
The King of Egypt A. CASSARINI bass
Messanger n/a tenor
Sacerdotessa n/a soprano

Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes

Note: Gencer announced as Aida in the title role, but later soprano Luisa Maragliano replaced her due to unknown reason.

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1967 October

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1967 October

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1967.10.12

AIDA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: 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

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

Note: 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

AIDA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871

19†, 21, 23, 25, 31 July - 03 August 1970

Terme di Caracalla, Roma

CARACALLA OPERA FESTIVAL

Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera di Roma

Conductor: Francesco Cristofoli
Chorus master: n/a
Stage director: Bruno Nofri
Scene and costumes: Giovanni Cruciani - Camillo Parravicini

Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave LEYLA GENCER soprano
Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt FRANCA MATTIUCCI mezzo-soprano
Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida MARIO SERENI baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard ANGELO MORI tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt IVO VINCO bass
The King of Egypt CARLO MICALUCCI bass
Messanger GABRIELE DE JULIS/VITTORIO PANDANO tenor
Sacerdotessa OFELIA DI MARCO soprano

Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes

† Recording date

Note: The opera broadcast by RAI-TV and Eurovision

 

LEYLA GENCER ALL'OPERA

AIDA 

STAGIONE 1969 – 1970

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1970.06.19

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1970 August 

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1970.12.13

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1955.08.18

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

AIDA SCORES OF LEYLA GENCER

from her home in Istanbul

OPERA MAGAZINE                                         

1973 September 

MACERATA FESTIVAL Social Media Post

Recording Excerpts [1973.07.07]

Ritorna vincitor Act I Scene I 

Qui Radames verra  Act III Scene I

AIDA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871

06, 08, 10, 13 July 1969

Teatro San Carlo, Napoli

Conductor: Alberto Erede
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