SOURCE: EMI studio recording made during June, July and August 1967 at the Opera House in Rome. Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson.
SOUND: Good mid-1960s analogue stereo satisfactorily remastered into digital form.
CAST: Aida, an Ethiopian slave to Amneris – Birgit Nilsson (soprano); Radames, a captain of the royal guard destined for higher things – Franco Corelli (tenor); Amneris, the daughter of Pharaoh – Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano); Amonasro, the warrior King of Ethiopia – Mario Sereni (baritone); Ramfis, the High Priest – Bonaldo Giaiotti (bass); King of Egypt – Ferruccio Mazzoli (bass); a messenger – Piero De Palma (tenor); a priestess – Mirella Fiorentini (soprano). CONDUCTOR: Zubin Mehta with the Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus.
FORMAT: Four acts, 140:41.
