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Verdi: Aida / Erede, Tebaldi, Stignani, Del Monaco


Release Date: 04/12/1994 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 440239   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi,  Mario Del Monaco,  Fernando Corena,  Aldo Protti,   ... 
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus,  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 2 Hours 25 Mins. 

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"Now it is well worth putting up with 'old' sound-patterns if, through them, there reaches us the art of a Melba or a Caruso — even a Stignani; and this last is what we get here. She is magnificent in the "Ah tu dei vivere" reproach to Radamès and her denunciation of the Priests. Renata Tebaldi too was at her peak and her singing in Act 3 especially is worth having — strong enunciation, dramatic vehemence, fine phrasing. "O patra mia" is not sung like this very often in any decade and the two great duets which succeed it show Tebaldi as the artist as well as the pace maker."

-- Gramophone [4/1967]
From review of Decca LP reissue
 "Now it is well worth putting up with 'old' sound-patterns if, through them, there reaches us the art of a Melba or a Caruso — even a Stignani; and this last is what we get here. She is magnificent in the "Ah tu dei vivere" reproach to Radamès and her denunciation of the Priests. Renata Tebaldi too was at her peak and her singing in Act 3 especially is worth having — strong enunciation, dramatic vehemence, fine phrasing. "O patra mia" is not sung like this very often in any decade and the two great duets which succeed it show Tebaldi as the artist as well as the pace maker."

-- Gramophone [4/1967]
From review of Decca LP reissue
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Works on This Recording

1. Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Renata Tebaldi (Soprano), Mario Del Monaco (Tenor), Fernando Corena (Bass),
Aldo Protti (Baritone), Dario Caselli (Bass), Piero de Palma (Tenor),
Ebe Stignani (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus,  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Language: Italian 

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Average Customer Review:  ( 4 Customer Reviews )
 all that and more May 3, 2013 By J S E T. (West Grove, PA) See All My Reviews "I cannot do better than what my fellow operaphiles have written. But I do want to point out that this early 50s mono recording does a fine job in the triumphal scene differentiating the various stage and pit elements: the band wails away quite apart from the orchestra; not off stage but on it in full earshot. It is not polite but squally and exciting! Bravi!" Report Abuse
 A Classic March 19, 2013 By Sebastiao Lacerda See All My Reviews "There is not much to say about this recording, except it is absolutely a classic. Del Monaco and Tebaldi show why they were one of the most formidable couple in this repertoire in the 50's and mid 60's. Same goes to the rest of the cast, with Stignani (superb too), Caselli, corena and De Palma." Report Abuse
 Where are they today? April 10, 2012 By R. Corrado (Va. Beach, VA) See All My Reviews "Singers and conductors would be able to take a lesson from this rendition. Tebaldi and Stignani are the epitomy of vocal acting. DelMonaco power in the ensembles is awesome. You can't get better in this repertoire than Erede. This was a bargain. I can speak on this, since I heard all of these atists live. " Report Abuse
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