“Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi ♡

Paperback libretto with side-by-side translation

Read Aida with the original libretto and a clear English translation printed on facing pages.

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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

Italian–English side-by-side translation

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

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

History

• 1871 December 24 — On 1871-12-24, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Aida" had its world premiere at the Opera House in Cairo.
• 1872 February 8 — European premiere of Verdi’s "Aida" at La Scala (Milan).

Images

Printed Editions

Year	Edition	Publisher	Buy
2025	Aida: Opera Libretto with Italian–English Translation	DM’s Opera Series

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	$93.95
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	$19.79
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	$7.49
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	$19.54
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	$22.80
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	$19.90
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	$44.99

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	$19.96
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	$11.86
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	$47.61
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	$31.78

External links

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