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Aida
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, January 27, 1955
Debut : Robert McFerrin
Aida (584)
Giuseppe Verdi | Antonio Ghislanzoni
- Aida
- Herva Nelli
- Radam?s
- Kurt Baum
- Amneris
- Blanche Thebom
- Amonasro
- Robert McFerrin [Debut]
- Ramfis
- Norman Scott
- King
- Luben Vichey
- Messenger
- James McCracken
- Priestess
- Rosalind Elias
- Dance
- Mia Slavenska
- Dance
- Larry Boyette
- Dance
- Louis Kosman
- Conductor
- Fausto Cleva
Review 1:
Review signed A. R. in Musical America
The repetition of Verdi's opera had as its principal feature the debut with the company of Robert McFerrin as Amonasro. This capable young baritone is the second Negro artist to be heard with the company, the first having been Marian Anderson, a few days previously. Mr. McFerrin has a smooth and rich voice with a virile timbre, if one a bit light for this role. Winner of 1953 Auditions of the Air, he sang with refined artistry, making a particular impression with his resonant top tones, though he needed greater dramatic forcefulness.
The cast otherwise included artists heard previously in their assignments: Herva Nelli (Aida), Blanche Thebom (Amneris), Kurt Baum (Radames), Norman Scott (Ramfis), Luben Vichey (King), James McCracken (Messenger), and Rosalind Elias (Priestess). Fausto Cleva conducted.
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