Curved Air presents:

The Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) feat. Leontyne Price

Today we hear highlights from Verdi’s 1871 grand opera ‘Aida’…also arias and songs by Puccini, Bellini, with performances by Anna Moffo, Anna Netrebko, and Rosa Ponselle.

[Illustration of Verdi By Théobald Chartran – Vanity Fair, 15 February 1879. Photo of Leontyne Price By John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA – LEOTYNE PRICE, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75843377]

 

Leontyne Price’s final opera performance, from The Met in 1985:

DJbob    Curved Air    October 10th, 2023

Posted In: Music Shows

Tags: anna moffo, anna netrebko, georg solti, giuseppe verdi, leontyne price, rosa ponselle, verdi, verdi aida