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Aida

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on BBC Two England

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Starring Margaret Price and Luciano Pavarotti

Sam Wanamaker's new production of Verdi's operatic masterpiece was one of the outstanding events of the autumn season at the San Francisco Opera, with Pavarotti singing Radames for the first time and Margaret Price scoring a big personal triumph in the title role.

Chorus and Orchestra of The San Francisco Opera.

Act 1: Memphis
Scene 1: The King's Palace
Scene 2: Temple of Vulcan
Act 2
Scene 1: A hall in the apartments of Amneris
Scene 2: Before a gate of the city of Thebes

Contributors

Introduced by:
Humphrey Burton
Aida:
Margaret Price
Radames:
Luciano Pavarotti
Amneris:
Stefania Toczyska
Amonasro:
Simon Estes
Ramfis:
Kurt Rydl
King:
Kevin Langan
Messenger:
Colenton Freeman
Priestess:
Susan Quittmeyer
Solo dancer:
Christian Holder
Conductor:
Garcia Navarro
Source: Radio Times

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