Aida at Earls Court

Title

Aida at Earls Court

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Rodney Bennett interviewing opera singer Grace Bumbry, who is to take on the title role at some performances of Verdi’s Aida at the Earls Court Arena in London. On the challenge of working on a larger opera stage, the spectacle of Vittorio Rossi’s production, and bringing over the larger than life aspect of the role. For AM programme.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett; Grace Bumbry

Keywords

Opera; Earls Court; Opera singers; AM (radio programme); Performing arts; Giuseppe Verdi; Aida; Vittorio Rossi; Grace Bumbry

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