Aida Told by Leontyne Price with Selections from the Verdi Opera

"Aida Told by Leontyne Price with Selections from the Verdi Opera album by Leontyne Price on Listn Music"

Release Date: 2000-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

  • Aida: Act I: Preludio
  • Long ago, in the faraway land of Ethiopia...
  • Celeste Aida
  • Radames was deep in thought ...
  • Arrival of the Pharaoh
  • A messenger came forward to give ...
  • "Oh great Gods of my youth," she cried, "Pity me!"
  • That night, the halls of the temple rang ...
  • Aida: Act I: Scene 2: Danza sacra delle sacerdotesse - Immenso Fthà
  • With Radames gone, time passed slowly for Aida...
  • Amneris sat before her mirror ...
  • Yet despite her vanity, she secretly burned with jealousy...
  • Flags flew, and the entire city gathered to see the grand spectacle...
  • The handsome warrior dismounted and knelt before the royal throne...
  • It was the eve of the great wedding ...
  • Aida sadly watched the moonlit river ...
  • Suddenly she heard Radames approach ...
  • Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate ... In armi ora si desta il popol nostro ... Padre! A costoro schiava non sono
  • When Radames finally came, he was breathless with love...
  • The treason of Radames shocked and infuriated all of Egypt...
  • Radamès, Radamès, Radamès!
  • "Traitor! Traitor!" the High Priest, Ramfis, shouted again and again...
  • Finally, they were together forever in each others' arms...