Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida
1949
Music
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.)
Cast
Arturo Toscanini
Conductor (self)
Herva Nelli
Aida
Eva Gustavson
Amneris
Richard Tucker
Radamès
Giuseppe Valdengo
Amonasro
Norman Scott
Ramfis
Dennis Harbour
The King of Egypt
Virginio Assandri
A Messenger
Teresa Stich-Randall
A Priestess
Directors
Doug Rodgers
