"AIDA" AT 1YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 29, 3 February 1928, Page 5

"AIDA" AT 1YA

Excerpts from Verdi’s famous opera "Aida" will be given at 1YA on Tuesday under the direction of Madame Irene Ainsley. : The cast of characters will be:Aida ssreceseceeses Miss Naney Hanmna. Amneris ..,... Madame Irene Ainsley. Radames ws... ... Mr. Birrell O'Malley, Amonasro ......0+... Mr. Trevor Lewis. The scene of the story is laid in Ancient Iigypt, and concerns Princess Aida, daughter of the Ethiopian King ‘Amonasro. She has been taken prisoner by the Egyptians aud given by Pharoah as a slave girl to his daughter, Princess Amneris. Ammneris has cast her eyes on Radames, a handsome young officer, but Radames is in love with Aida. The advent of an Ethiopean army, its defeat by Radames, the intrigue by Amneris against her rival, Aida, the punishment of. Radames as a traitor and the death of Radames and Aida in their living tomb, form the basis of the plot. . In thé scenes to be given from 1YA Radames will sing his adoration of Aida. When Radames sets out to give battle to the adyancing ‘Iithiopians, Aida joined in the chorus calling on Radaimes to return victoriously, but when left alone, slie realises that her father leads the oncoming army which is intended to rescue her and, with torn feelings, she sings "Ritorna jVincitor"’ (‘Return Victorious’’); ‘The duet "Trema! in coi ti lessi" (‘Tremble! Thon art discovered’’) is sung by

Anmmeris and Aida whiten Amneris has tricked Aida into confessing her love for Radames. Wh Radames on trial as a traitor, he and Ammeris sing the duet "Ga i Sacerdot." © ‘The final duet is sung by Aida and Radames, "Varewell to Earth," when, happy in each other’s arms in the darkness of the tomb, their voices blend in an ethereal song of love.