Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

Overview

The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. This concert, broadcast in two parts, on 26 March and 2 April 1949, from NBC Studio 8H, features the opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi. (Both broadcasts were released as "Vol. 3" in the DVD series.)

Directed by Doug Rodgers

Top cast

Arturo Toscanini

Conductor (self)

H

Herva Nelli

Aida

E

Eva Gustavson

Amneris

R

Richard Tucker

Radamès

G

Giuseppe Valdengo

Amonasro

N

Norman Scott

Ramfis

D

Dennis Harbour

The King of Egypt

V

Virginio Assandri

A Messenger

Teresa Stich-Randall

A Priestess

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