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At long last, a new episode of Unnatural Acts of Opera, featuring the classic Janacek team of Leonie Rysanek and Gabriela Benackova.
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@40 -- that is weird. The archive of the Lyric does mention an Aida with Björling (1958), but they don’t give the name of his Aida. In 1955 it was Tebaldi, with Varnay as Amneris (ouch!).
http://www.lyricopera.org/about/cast_1950.aspx
Aida, Nov. 24, 26, 29:
Ramfis William Wildermann
Radamés Jussi Björling
Amneris Giulietta Simionato
King of Egypt Kenneth Smith
Messenger Luigi Vellucci
Priestess Sophia Steffan
Amonasro Tito Gobbi
Conductor Georges Sebastian
Fortunately another source fills in the Aida, it was indeed Leonie Rysanek.
http://www.guschlbauer.com/Progr/vol12.pdf