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An introduction to-- Verdi, Aida [electronic resource] / written by Thomson Smillie

Author
Smillie, Thomson
Additional Titles
Verdi, Aida and Aida
Published
[Hong Kong] : Naxos Music Library, [2004]
Additional Creators
Timson, David and Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Selections
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Contents
Introduction (3:50) -- Verdi's three periods in a sixty-year span (1:38) -- The political background (2:19) -- Aida, the beginnings (3:36) -- The prelude and Act I (16:48) -- Act II (6:07) -- The grand march (9:38) -- Act III (6:37) -- Act IV (4:52) -- The death scene (7:44).
Summary
This series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of the major operas. Here Smillie discusses Verdi's history and the political background surrounding Aida followed by an analysis of the opera broken down into sections.
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Duration
["01:03:15"]
Note
Streaming audio.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Dec. 15, 2004).
Includes brief excerpts from the opera as recorded by Maria Dragoni and Kristjan Johannsson with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Naxos 8.660033-34.
Includes program notes.
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Participant/Performer Note
Narrated by David Timson.
Other Forms
Also available as compact disc.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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