Verdi: Aida

Early recordings of Franco Zeffirelli's 2006 production of Verdi's opera which saw Roberto Alagna's high-profile exit during the second performance. Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida.

• Franco ZeffirelliDirector
• Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer
• Antonio GhislanzoniWriter
• Patrizia CarmineDirector

• Violeta UrmanaAida
• Roberto AlagnaRadamès
• Ildikó KomlósiAmnéris
• Giorgio GiuseppiniRamfis
• Carlo GuelfiAmonasro
• Marco SpottiThe King
• Sae-kyung RimA Priestess
• Antonello CeronA Messenger
• Riccardo ChaillyConductor
• Orchestra della ScalaCast