Aida. Giuseppe Verdi
2006; Oxford University Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/oq/kbi081
ISSN1476-2870
Autores Tópico(s)Theater, Performance, and Music History
ResumoCovent Garden celebrated the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with a glamorous season of opera. In addition to the world premiere of Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana, the gala 1953 season boasted performances by Maria Meneghini Callas in Il trovatore and Aida, her first Covent Garden performances since her debut as Norma in the fall of 1952. For Aida David Webster placed John Barbirolli on the podium and surrounded Callas with a strong cast—Giulietta Simionato, Kurt Baum, Jess Walters, and Giulio Neri, with Joan Sutherland, then in her first Covent Garden season, as the priestess. The 10 June Aida was broadcast, but for years only the third act was believed to have survived, released on vinyl in the mid-1960s by FWR. The complete recording first appeared in 1995 in a CD release by Legato Classics. The 1953 Aida was subsequently issued by Melodram, but these Testament CDs mark the first official release, sanctioned by the Barbirolli Society.
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