‘Who needs elephants when the music sounds this good?’ declared The Times of this milestone recording event in Rome with its ‘luxurious, surely never-to-be-repeated cast’. Once again proving his mastery of Italian opera, Sir Antonio Pappano moves between sumptuous grandeur and touching intimacy.

Probably the best recent version available of Aida with the finest possible cast of singers and a wonderful conductor.

The original cover remains unchanged, but the rest of the artwork is designed according to the Home of Opera Series. Original personal note by Antonio Pappano and synopsis in EN, DE, FR.

Cast:
- Aida: Anja Harteros
- Radamès:Jonas Kaufmann
- Amneris: Ekaterina Semenchuk
- Amonasro: Ludovic Tézier
- Ramfis: Erwin Schrott
- Il Re d’Egitto: Marco Spotti
- Messaggero: Paolo Fanale
- Sacerdotessa: Eleonora Buratto

Recorded: Sala Santa Cecilia, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, II.2015
Recording producer: Stephen Johns
Recorded & mixed by Jonathan Allen
Additional recording by Giacomo De Caterini
Technical engineers: Luca Padovano, Giancarlo Ianucci, Claudio Emili, Marco Emili