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Thomson Smillie
Opera explained: An Introduction to Verdi's "Aida"
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Introduction
2. Verdi's Three Periods In A Sixty-year Span
3. The Political Backround
4. Aida - The Beginnings
5. The Prld And Act I
6. Act II
7. The Grand March
8. Act III
9. Act IV
10. The Death Scene

CD Details

All Artists: Thomson Smillie
Title: Opera explained: An Introduction to Verdi's "Aida"
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7/17/2001
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 636943800928

Synopsis

Product Description

Verdi s grandest opera. It is the story of the love between Rhadames, the Egyptian general, and Aida, an Ethiopian slave, and the jealousy of Amneris, daughter of the King of Egypt. It was written in 1871 to a commission from the Khedive of Egypt to inaugurate the new opera house in Cairo. This CD introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of this major opera. Using the principal themes and arias, Thomson Smillie is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to benefit from this remarkable art form.Format: 1 disk, Audio CDPublisher: NAXOS of AmericaWritten by: Thomson SmillieNarrated by: David TimsonISBN: 1-84379-096-3

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CD Reviews

Aida - Leanring

A. Lupu | Rochester, MN USA | 10/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great for learning to enjoy opera. The excitment conveyed is great. At the end you want to listen to the complete opera!!

Hope there will be additional titles to what exist today."