Release Date

03 Jan, 1985

Runtime

00:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This was one of the most emotional evenings in Met history—the night Leontyne Price bid farewell to opera. Aida is the role that inspired audiences around the world to acclaim her as the greatest Verdi soprano of her time. And this telecast shows why: the famous soaring phrases that seemed to never end, the shimmering top to her lustrous voice, undimmed by the years. But most of all, there is the ennobling heart and soul Price lavished on every performance—captured here forever. With James Levine conducting the Met orchestra, chorus, and ballet.

Original Title

Aida

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Actors

Leontyne Price

Dimitri Kavrakos

Fiorenza Cossotto

James McCracken

Simon Estes

John Macurdy

Robert Nagy

Therese Brandson

James Levine

Crew

Antonio Ghislanzoni

Giuseppe Verdi

Brian Large

James Levine

John Dexter

Bruce Donnelly