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.)

Details

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