Title
Nicola Moscona as Ramfis
Subject
People
Aida
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Metropolitan Opera
Shows costumes
Moscona, Nicola - Vocalist - bass - Ramfis - Has inscription
Male singers
Description
Signed: 1953
A person is depicted from the waist up wearing an elaborate theatrical costume styled after ancient Egyptian dress, including a nemes headdress and a wide, tiered collar. The attire includes a tunic with a dark serpent-like design on the chest and a false metallic beard attached to the chin. Handwritten cursive text and a signature from 1953 are inscribed across the center of the costume.
Creator
LeBlang, Sedge
Perry, J. Warren
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library
Rights
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Format
Black and White
Type
Photographic prints
Portrait photographs
Autographs
Image
Still image
Identifier
Mus. Arc. 3.1
C10_059
Coverage
New York City
USA
Collection
Citation
LeBlang, Sedge and Perry, J. Warren, “Nicola Moscona as Ramfis,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 15, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/7152.
