RARE Cornell MacNeil & Martina Arroyo et al - Aida Act 2 “Triumphal“ Finale - PBS Gala of Stars 1984

Radio City Music Hall American Symphony Orchestra Westminster Choir February 28, 1984 Aida: Martina Arroyo Amonasro: Cornell MacNeil Radamès: James McCracken Amneris: Bianca Berini Ramfis: Paul Plishka Il Re: John Cheek 00:00 Intro by Beverly Sills 02:50 Allegro maestoso 03:38 Gloria all’Egitto 06:03 Triumphal March 07:34 Ballet 11:54 Vieni, o guerriero vindice 14:17 Salvator della patria (Il Re) 16:13 Che veggo!... Egli?... Mio padre! (Aida) 16:39 Suo padre! Quest’assisa ch’io vesto (Amonasro) 22:00 O Re, pei sacri numi (Radamès) 24:19 Gloria all’Egitto (reprise) ..................................... This channel is primarily about vocal emission—aural examples of basically correct singing, correct impostazione—chiaroscuro, vowel clarity, firm and centered pitch, correct vibrato action, absence of throatiness or thickness, sounds free from constriction and from the acoustic noise that accom