I'm not old enough to have discovered this record in 1955, but I know to have acquired in economic series in the early 70. I feel that this version has never left the market which CD was postponed from the end of the 80 Now it is in the public domain (Naxos made its honey), it is good that CAR continues to maintain its catalog and try to rejuvenate a record that, in any way, has never age as the singers are bound up with the legend. An RCA recording which was, in its time, the direct competitor of CALLAS version TUCKER, GOBBI led SERAFIN (EMI) and which is easily found in the relegation spaces dedicated to monophonic disks. The reference to Aida, in the late 60s, it was still a KARAJAN Version (Decca) ten years of age, with a TEBALDI and BERGONZI paradoxically unexciting. It was, above all, a spectacular version SOLTI PRICE and Vickers. An overly glorified version of a scholarly critique, which worked to demolish the wonderful METHA version NILSON and Corelli (Aida). In this context, the old version of RCA led by PERLEA with the Rome Opera, remained an alternative choice for who was not afraid cabinets and a little low-end cases and who has not yet had access incunabula of the Italian market: a Vittorio GUI version, with a supercharged Mario Filippeschi (Verdi Aida) and Angelo QUESTA version, with the young Corelli (Aida).
Like the commentator before me, I have always had a soft spot for Zinka MILANOV ... It was one of the queens of the Metropolitan and number of RCA integrals. Jussi BJÖRLING and Leonard WARREN, it forms a trio difficult to match. The others, Fedora BARBIERI CHRISTOFF and Boris, are not far behind. It is a true all-star cast with American. Suffice to say that it sings cash and unfussy philological.
I always had to hear scholars analysts were fine foods at the location of a particular singer and devoted themselves to public contempt direction PERLEA but I know, historically, the final scene of the temple with the CHRISTOFF lamination, BJÖRLING is one of the most electrifying to hear that after PINZA and MARTINELLI. As for the act of the Nile, with these three, MILANOV, WARREN BJÖRLING and it is almost as crazy as that left by LAURI-VOLPI, Rethberg and De LUCA ... As we heard this, we do not risk breaking total swoon listening to the new and beautiful version directed by RCA LEINSDORF with, however, nothing less than PRICE, DOMINGO, MILNES, Bumbry RAIMONDI into an outlet and its beautiful (Aida).
Aida, Jonel PERLEA, 1955: a legendary piece remastered costs and at discount prices. Very nice case!
