“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi

Premiere / date of written: 24 December 1871

Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on 24 December 1871, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini.

Libretti

#	Language	Authors
1	Italian	Antonio Ghislanzoni
2	German
3	English	Dale McAdoo
4	French

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

Images

Audio recordings

Year	Cast	Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra	Label, Comment	Buy
1951	Aida — Maria Callas, Amneris — Oralia Domínguez, Radames — Mario Del Monaco, Amonasro — Giuseppe Taddei, Ramfis — Roberto Silva	Oliviero De Fabritiis Palacio de Bellas Artes Orchestra and Chorus, Mexico City	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 62678
1962	Aida — Leontyne Price, Amneris — Rita Gorr, Radames — Jon Vickers, Amonasro — Robert Merrill, Ramfis — Giorgio Tozzi	Sir Georg Solti Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus	CD: Decca Cat: 4607652
1974	Aida — Montserrat Caballé, Amneris — Fiorenza Cossotto, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — Piero Cappuccilli, Ramfis — Nicolai Ghiaurov	Riccardo Muti New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 5676132
1979	Aida — Mirella Freni, Amneris — Agnes Baltsa, Radames — José Carreras, Amonasro — Piero Cappuccilli, Ramfis — Ruggero Raimondi	Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 81877
1986	Aida — Maria Chiara, Amneris — Ghena Dimitrova, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Leo Nucci, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze	Lorin Maazel La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan	CD: Decca Cat: 417439
1991	Aida — Aprile Millo, Amneris — Dolora Zajick, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — James Morris, Ramfis — Samuel Ramey	James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus and Ballet	CD: Sony Cat: 88697527722
2015	Aida — Anja Harteros, Amneris — Ekaterina Semenchuk, Radames — Jonas Kaufmann, Amonasro — Ludovic Tézier, Ramfis — Erwin Schrott, Il Re d'Egitto — Marco Spotti, Messaggero — Paolo Fanale, Sacerdotessa — Eleonora Buratto	Sir Antonio Pappano Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome	Rhino Warner Classics

Books

Year	Title	Description	Buy
2025	Aida by Giuseppe Verdi: Side-by-side Italian-English libretto	A complete Italian libretto of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida with side-by-side English translation, as presented on DM's opera site. This book, along with others from the series, is designed to help opera lovers follow and understand the lyrics.

Video recordings

Year	Cast	Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director	Label, Comment	Buy
1966	Aida — Leyla Gencer, Amneris — Fiorenza Cossotto, Radames — Carlo Bergonzi, Amonasro — Anselmo Colzani, Ramfis — Bonaldo Giaiotti	Arena di Verona orchestra and chorus and the Corps de Ballet of the Kirov Theatre	Hardy Classic Cat: HCD 4010
1981	Aida — Margaret Price, Amneris — Stefania Toczyska, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Simon Estes, Ramfis — Kurt Rydl	Garcia Navarro War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco) orchestra and chorus Sam Wanamaker	Kultur International Films Cat: 3984 22366 2
1986	Aida — Maria Chiara, Amneris — Ghena Dimitrova, Radames — Luciano Pavarotti, Amonasro — Juan Pons, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze	Lorin Maazel Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus Luca Ronconi	Image Entertainment Cat: 0014381578522; Arthaus Musik Cat: 100059
1989	Aida — Aprile Millo, Amneris — Dolora Zajick, Radames — Plácido Domingo, Amonasro — Sherrill Milnes, Ramfis — Paata Burchuladze	James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus and ballet	Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0019
2007	Aida — Violeta Urmana, Amneris — Ildikó Komlósi, Radames — Roberto Alagna, Amonasro — Carlo Guelfi, Ramfis — Giorgio Giuseppini	Riccardo Chailly Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus Franco Zeffirelli	Decca Cat: 074 3209

External links

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com