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8 October 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
1st Spectacular Opera Film in COLOR! morePlot Keywords:
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How could they get this so wrong moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sophia Loren | ... | Aida |
 | Renata Tebaldi | ... | Aida (singing voice) |
 | Lois Maxwell | ... | Amneris |
| Ebe Stignani | ... | Amneris (singing voice) |
| Luciano Della Marra | ... | Radamès |
| Giuseppe Campora | ... | Radamès (singing voice) |
| Afro Poli | ... | Amonasro |
| Gino Bechi | ... | Amonasro (singing voice) |
| Antonio Cassinelli | ... | Ramfis |
| Giulio Neri | ... | Ramfis (singing voice) |
| Enrico Formichi | ... | Il Faraone [The Pharaoh] |
| Domenico Balini | ... | Il messagero |
| Paolo Caroli | ... | Il messagero (singing voice) |
| Marisa Valenti | ... | Un'ancella |
| Giovanna Russo | ... | Un'ancella (voice) |
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95 min | France:100 min | Argentina:102 minCountry:
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On paper this looks like a dream of an opera. The voices of Tebaldi and Campora being mimed by Loren and Della Mara on a big screen production, its just got to be sublime, hasn't it? Unfortunately it fails miserably. Loren is simply lost in her role;Tebaldi would have been far better but I suspect she had read the final draft of the screen play, and Della Mara looked more toy-boy than rugged hero. Wait! there is still Verdi's music allied to those wonderful voices,yes they are there if you like your opera in snatches and excerpts, but if not you will quickly lose patience. For example I just happen to believe that one of the most glorious pieces of music is the Nume custode in the first act of Aida. Radames is in the temple and receives the sword and insignia which he dedicates to Ra for the forthcoming battle. The scene is a magnificent Bass-Tenor-Chorus ensemble; opera at its finest. Do not look for it in this film, it is cut, no tenor no chorus just a perfunctory handing over of the sword. Here you are son- Cheers guvnor. No this will not do, it is pretty dire stuff for any poor soul who thinks this might be a half decent stab at bringing opera to the screen