Aida       

Aida

Fast facts:  an opera in four acts, libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, after the scenario by Camille Du Locle and the original draft by Auguste Mariette, premiere on 24th December 1871 at the Cairo Opera House 'Dar Elopera Al Misria.'

The European premiere was at Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 8th February 1872
 

Main Cast:  Aida (soprano), slave of Amneris and daughter of Amonasro; Radames (tenor), captain of the Egyptian guard; Amneris (mezzo-soprano), daughter of the King of Egypt; Amonasro (baritone), King of Ethiopia; Ramfis (bass), High Priest of Egypt; the King of Egypt (bass); the High Priestess (soprano); a messenger (tenor)

 

José Cura as Radames:

1998 - New Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, Japan (inauguration of new theater)

1998 - Teatro Massimo, Palermo, Italy (grand re-opening of theater)

1999 - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy (first opera transmitted live over Internet)

2001 - Athens, Greece

2005 - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy

 

“Boheme is a story of every day--you can do it in jeans.  But if I am going to do Aida, I want a pyramid and an elephant.  I don't want to do Aida with a tank.” (Vogue, Sep 1999 / Rhoda Keonig)

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