February 1, 2000

Aida Told by Leontyne Price with Selections from the Verdi Opera

Leontyne Price

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Tracklist

1Aida: Act I: Preludio

[3:35]

2Long ago, in the faraway land of Ethiopia...

[4:37]

3Celeste Aida

[3:29]

4Radames was deep in thought ...

[0:35]

5Arrival of the Pharaoh

[0:35]

6A messenger came forward to give ...

[1:35]

7"Oh great Gods of my youth," she cried, "Pity me!"

[7:02]

8That night, the halls of the temple rang ...

[1:09]

9Aida: Act I: Scene 2: Danza sacra delle sacerdotesse - Immenso Fthà

[1:52]

10With Radames gone, time passed slowly for Aida...

[0:23]

11Amneris sat before her mirror ...

[1:45]

12Yet despite her vanity, she secretly burned with jealousy...

[1:56]

13Flags flew, and the entire city gathered to see the grand spectacle...

[1:35]

14The handsome warrior dismounted and knelt before the royal throne...

[3:20]

15It was the eve of the great wedding ...

[0:58]

16Aida sadly watched the moonlit river ...

[5:27]

17Suddenly she heard Radames approach ...

[1:34]

18Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate ... In armi ora si desta il popol nostro ... Padre! A costoro schiava non sono

[6:52]

19When Radames finally came, he was breathless with love...

[2:31]

20The treason of Radames shocked and infuriated all of Egypt...

[1:57]

21Radamès, Radamès, Radamès!

[1:00]

22"Traitor! Traitor!" the High Priest, Ramfis, shouted again and again...

[2:44]

23Finally, they were together forever in each others' arms...

[10:52]