Aida Mexico City 1950

Callas on stage as Aida

Here are just over half an hour of extracts from one of Callas's earliest Aidas, captured in Mexico City in 1950. The extracts concentrate on Callas, and her main showpieces are here. The sound is only moderate, probably from off-air acetates, but her artistry shines through and we hear her long before her voice began to decline. 

AIDA
MEXICO CITY
 JUNE 3, 1950

AIDA - MARIA CALLAS
RADAMES - KURT BAUM
AMNERIS - GIULIETTA SIMIONATO
AMONASRO - ROBERT WEEDE
IL RE - IGNACIO RUFFINO
RAMFIS - NICOLA MOSCONA
A MESSENGER - CARLOS SAGARMINAGA
PRIESTESS - ROSA RODRIGUEZ

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