Verdi Refunds Spectator - The Disappointing Aida
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Verdi Refunds Spectator - The Disappointing Aida
A historical event so absurd that it seems impossible it actually happened, and yet.... after a performance of Aida, hailed by the press and by Verdi himself as magnificent, Giuseppe Verdi received a letter of protest from a spectator, a young man from Reggio Emilia, Prospero Bertani, demanding compensation.
Let's find out together how things unfolded!
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Bibliography:
"Opera Anecdotes" by Ethan Mordden
"Anecdotes and Musical Curiosities" by Giovanni Cortese
"Giuseppe Verdi" by Ferruccio Botti
"Verdi's Operas" by Julian Budden, Vol. 3
"Aida Reimbursed" – Panizzi Library
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Music:
Performer Pages Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Robert Shaw (chorus director)
Herva Nelli (Aida, soprano)
Eva Gustavson (Amneris, mezzo-soprano)
Richard Tucker (Radames, tenor)
Giuseppe Valdengo (Amonasro, baritone)
Norman Scott (Ramfis, bass)
Denis Harbor (The King of Egypt, bass)
Virginio Assandri (Messenger, tenor)
Teresa Stich-Randall (High Priestess, soprano)
Publisher Info. RCA Victor, 1956. VICS 6113.
Copyright Public Domain
Misc. Notes Recorded on March, 26 and April 2, 1949, at NBC Studio 8-H
Source: Internet Archive