The read
It runs long at 2h 34m.
Synopsis
Set in Memphis and Thebes during the time of the pharaohs, the story centres on a love affair between Aida, an Ethiopian slave owned by Amneris, the pharaoh’s daughter, and Radamès, a captain in the Egyptian guard. Their relationship is thwarted by the armed conflict between their two peoples and the jealousy of Amneris, who is in love with Radamès. ‘Aida’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni based on a plot by Auguste Mariette, premiered on 24 December 1871 at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo. From the box set ‘Tutto Verdi’, featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 1 and 5 February 2012.
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Key crew
- Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer
- Antonio GhislanzoniWriter
- Joseph Franconi LeeDirector
- Tiziano ManciniDirector
Cast
- Susanna BranchiniAida
- Carlo MalinvernoThe King
- Mariana PentchevaAmnéris
- Walter FraccaroRadamès
- Alberto GazaleAmonasro
- George AndguladzeRamfis
- Cosimo VassalloA Messenger
- Yu GuanqunA Priestess
- Antonino FoglianiConductor
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opera live performance