[Met Performance] CID:167790



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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