File 66 - Aida / Giuseppe Verdi

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OTUFM 05-66

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Aida / Giuseppe Verdi

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  • 1964 (Creation)
  • 1944 (Publication)

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1 vocal score (321 pages) + 14 pages of textual records

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(1907-1976)

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File consists of an annotated score with Herman Geiger-Torel's notes for lighting cues and curtain calls for a Canadian Opera Company (COC) production in September-October 1964. Geiger-Torel directed the production with Ernesto Barbini, conductor; Murray Laufer, set designer; and Marie Day, costume designer.

Performers: Jan Rubes, Richard Cassilly, Jon Vickers, Marilyn Horne, Elizabeth Fretwell, Osyp Hashuliak, Wallace Williamson, Jeannette Zarou, Napoléon Bisson.

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  • Italian

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    Ricordi, 1944. Pl.no 42602

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    Herman Geiger-Torel also directed COC productions of Aida in September-October 1968 and September-October 1972. All three productions were conducted by Ernesto Barbini with Murray Laufer, set designer; and Marie Day, costume designer.

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