Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida (1949)

Music

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

Conductor (self)
Arturo Toscanini
Aida
H Herva Nelli
Amneris
E Eva Gustavson
Radamès
R Richard Tucker
Amonasro
G Giuseppe Valdengo
Ramfis
N Norman Scott
The King of Egypt
D Dennis Harbour
A Messenger
V Virginio Assandri
A Priestess
Teresa Stich-Randall
N NBC Symphony Orchestra

Crew

Producer
D Don Gillis
Director
D Doug Rodgers
Sound Engineer
C Charles Grey
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi