Curved Air presents:
The Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) feat. Leontyne Price
Today we hear highlights from Verdi’s 1871 grand opera ‘Aida’…also arias and songs by Puccini, Bellini, with performances by Anna Moffo, Anna Netrebko, and Rosa Ponselle.
[Illustration of Verdi By Théobald Chartran – Vanity Fair, 15 February 1879. Photo of Leontyne Price By John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA – LEOTYNE PRICE, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75843377]
Leontyne Price’s final opera performance, from The Met in 1985:
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Juilliard String Quartet, “String Quartet in E Minor (e-moll/mi mineur/mi minore): IV. Scherzo Fuga. Allegro assai mosso”
from Verdi and Sibelius Quartets
Sony Classical - 1992
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Arturo Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra, “Aida, IGV 1: Overture”
from Verdi & Castelnuovo-Tedesco
RCA - 1981
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Leontyne Price, Sir Georg Solti & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, “Aïda, Act I: Ritorna vincitor!”
from Verdi: Aïda
Decca - 1962
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Bruna Rizzoli, with Jonel Perlea and Rome Opera Orchestra And Chorus, “Aida: Act I, Scene 2”
from Verdi: Aida
RCA - 1955
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Juilliard String Quartet, “String Quartet in E Minor (e-moll/mi mineur/mi minore): II. Andantino”
from Verdi and Sibelius Quartets
Sony Classical - 1992
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Sir Georg Solti, Leontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, José Van Dam, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, “Requiem: Libera Me”
RCA Red Seal - 2004
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Anna Moffo, “Bellini: I Puritani: Vien, diletto”
from La Bellissima: The Debut Recordings: 1956-1959
EMI - 1990
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Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge, “Act III, Scene 3: Deh! non volerli vittime”
from Bellini: Norma
London - 1965
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Anna Netrebko, “La Traviata: No. 3 Scene ed Aria: "Sempre libera"”
from Sempre Libera
Deutsche Grammophon - 2004
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Renata Scotto & Placid Domingo, “Puccini: Bimba dagli occhi (Madame Butterfly)”
from Opera Arias
Sony Essential Classics - 1991
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Leontyne Price, Sir Georg Solti & Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, “Aïda, Act IV: Scene 2”
from Verdi: Aïda
Decca - 1962
DJbob Curved Air October 10th, 2023
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: anna moffo, anna netrebko, georg solti, giuseppe verdi, leontyne price, rosa ponselle, verdi, verdi aida