Elinor Ross is yet another singer who never had a commercial recording career and whose live performances are now highly treasured. Her Aida is very capably sung, if not especially memorable. She delivers an excellent"Ritorna vincitor" and a melting "O patria mia", flawed only by a lack of finesse on top.Tucker sings very well though it takes him awhile to warm up. Dunn is a passionate Amneris who tears up the stage in the judgement scene. Meliciani is a fine, hairy-chested Amonasro. The other singers are good as is the conducting. All of the ballet music is cut from this performance (probably because of budget concerns).The sound is listenable and improves as it goes along. Not a great performance then, but an enjoyable one with some fine singing.

Tucker and Dunn were magnificent. Ross had good moments. While not a top notch performance, it is one I’m glad to have heard.

I shall certainly order this AIDA with Elinor Ross. Hers is a dramatic soprano voice of magnificent beauty and power. It is infuriating that her legacy is only a small number of live recordings. Nowadays international “stars” (Ms. Ross should have been one of the first order !) are created entirely by Public Relation,and we have to live with each and every mediocre interpretation of singers like Anna Netrebko captured on disc and DVD.BTW, there is a Video DVD of Elinor Ross`s NORMA available. Simply divine singing !

I first heard your mother on a radio broadcast. I was stunned to hear sucha beautiful voice from a singer I had not heard of. Subsequently found acollection of Christmas carols with a recording of her included. A Readers’Digest collection maybe. (Got rid of my many records two moves ago.)It is a great puzzle to me how some of our finest artists made few or no recordings.On the other hand, some made too many.My regards to your mother.