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Composer(s): Verdi, Giuseppe
Lyricist(s): Ghislanzoni, Antonio; Tracey, Edmund
Conductor(s): Parry, David
Orchestra(s): Philharmonia Orchestra
Choir(s): Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Artist(s): Boe, Alfie; Eaglen, Jane; Gritton, Susan; Miles, Alastair; O'Neill, Dennis; Plowright, Rosalind; Rose, Peter; Yurisich, Gregory
Label: Chandos
Series: Opera in English
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: CHAN3074-75
Barcode: 095115307427
Release Date: 01/2002
VERDI: Aida (Sung in English)
Tracklist
Disc 1
Verdi, Giuseppe
Tracey, Edmund - Lyricist
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
Tracey, Edmund - Lyricist
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
|  | 1 | Prelude | 04:04 |
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act I Scene 1: Yes, Ethiopia once again has dared (Ramfis, Radames) | 01:43 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act I Scene 1: I pray that I be chosen (Radames) | 01:04 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act I Scene 1: Goddess Aida, fair as a vision (Radames) | 03:33 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act I Scene 1: Have you just heard a joyous tale (Amneris, Radames) | 02:38 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act I Scene 1: Aida! (Radames, Amneris) | 01:31 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act I Scene 1: Alas, I hear the cries of war (Aida, Amneris, Radames) | 02:00 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act I Scene 1: Grave is the cause (The Pharaoh, Messenger, Aida, Radames, Amneris) | 03:10 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 9 | Act I Scene 1: Now go forward noble army (The Pharaoh, Ramfis, Chorus, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Messenger) | 03:06 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 10 | Act I Scene 1: As victor then return! (Aida) | 03:15 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 11 | Act I Scene 1: The sacred names of a father and lover (Aida) | 00:49 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 12 | Act I Scene 1: Hear me, ye gods, pity my cry! (Aida) | 02:42 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 13 | Act I Scene 2: Almighty, almighty Phtha (High Priestess, Ramfis, Priests, Priestesses) | 03:11 |
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
| | 14 | Act I Scene 2: Sacred Dance of the Priestesses | 02:00 |
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 15 | Act I Scene 2: The gods have shown you favour (Ramfis, Priests) | 01:18 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 16 | Act I Scene 2: Great Godhead we petition thee (Ramfis, Radames, Priests, Priestesses) | 04:04 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 17 | Act II Scene 1: We hear the hymns and cheering (Slave-girls, Amneris) | 02:54 |
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 18 | Act II Scene 1: Dance of the Young Moorish Slaves | 02:16 |
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 19 | Act II Scene 1: No more now! (Amneris) | 00:49 |
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 20 | Act II Scene 1: Now the battle is over your people suffer (Amneris, Aida) | 04:03 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 21 | Act II Scene 1: Tremble! I know your secret … (Amneris, Aida) | 01:35 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 22 | Act II Scene 1: But, look with pity on my distress … (Aida, Amneris) | 01:57 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 23 | Act II Scene 1: Now go forward noble army (Chorus, Amneris, Aida) | 01:26 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 24 | Act II Scene 1: Hear me, ye gods, pity my cry! (Aida) | 01:23 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 25 | Act II Scene 2: Glory to Isis, goddess fair (Populace, Priests) | 03:27 |
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 26 | Act II Scene 2: Trumpet Fanfare | 01:45 |
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 27 | Act II Scene 2: Ballabile | 01:55 |
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 28 | Act II Scene 2: Glorious warrior Radames (Populace, Priests) | 02:10 |
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 29 | Act II Scene 2: Valiant pride of your country (The Pharaoh, Radames) | 01:38 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 30 | Act II Scene 2: Worship and glory to all the gods on high (Ramfis, Priests, Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Pharaoh) | 01:39 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 31 | Act II Scene 2: As you see, I am wearing the colours of my King (Amonasro, Aida, Slave-girls, Prisoners, Ramfis, Priests, Amneris, Populace, Radames) | 04:53 |
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 32 | Act II Scene 2: O King, by holy Isis (Radames, Pharaoh, Amneris, Priests, Populace, Ramfis) | 00:39 |
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 33 | Act II Scene 2: Glory to Isis, goddess fair (Pharaoh, Populace, Slave-girls, Prisoners, Ramfis, Priests, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Amonasro) | 03:05 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Act III: Thou art to great Osiris (Chorus, High Priestess) | 02:01 |
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act III: Come to the shrine of Isis (Ramfis, Amneris, Chorus) | 01:59 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act III: Soon Radames will come! (Aida) | 02:33 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act III: Oh, skies of blue (Aida) | 04:00 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act III: I come, full of concern (Amonasro, Aida) | 01:09 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act III: Once again you will see our lofty forests (Amonasro, Aida) | 03:42 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act III: No more my daughter (Amonasro, Aida) | 00:34 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act III: Father … the Egyptians … have not … enslaved me … (Aida, Amonasro) | 00:29 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 9 | Act III: At last I see you, my sweet Aida … (Radames, Aida) | 01:21 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 10 | Act III: Your people rise again, arming for battle … (Radames, Aida) | 01:42 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 11 | Act III: We'd leave this white oppressive heat (Aida, Radames) | 04:24 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 12 | Act III: Ah no! We'll leave here! (Radames, Aida, Amonasro) | 02:00 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 13 | Act III: You! Amonasro! You! The King? (Radames, Aida, Amonasro) | 01:30 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 14 | Act III: We're betrayed! (Amneris, Aida, Amonasro, Radames, Ramfis) | 01:00 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Yurisich, Gregory (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 15 | Act IV Scene 1: My hated rival has escaped me (Amneris) | 03:01 |
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 16 | Act IV Scene 1: Soon all the priests will gather here (Amneris, Radames) | 02:18 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 17 | Act IV Scene 1: Ah! You must live (Amneris, Radames) | 02:48 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 18 | Act IV Scene 1: Who will save you, wretched madman (Amneris, Radames) | 01:47 |
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 19 | Act IV Scene 1: Alas! I feel I'm, dying … (Amneris, Ramfis, Priests) | 02:13 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 20 | Act IV Scene 1: Spirit of Isis on us all decending (Ramfis, Priests, Amneris) | 01:53 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 21 | Act IV Scene 1: Radames! Radames! Radames! (Ramfis, Priests, Amneris) | 04:15 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 22 | Act IV Scene 1: Priests of Isis: you're guilty of murder (Amneris, Ramfis, Priests) | 02:33 |
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 23 | Act IV Scene 2: The fatal cover's now in place (Radames, Aida) | 02:26 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 24 | Act IV Scene 2: My heart foretold this horrifying sentence (Aida, Radames) | 03:01 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
| | 25 | Act IV Scene 2: Almighty Phtha (Priestesses, Priests, Aida, Radames, Chorus, Amneris) | 05:12 |
Eaglen, Jane (soprano)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
O'Neill, Dennis (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 02:17:33