Verdi: Aida

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Verdi: Aida (2012)

Directed by Joseph Franconi Lee, Tiziano Mancini

Music · 2h 34m

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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Cast

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Susanna Branchini Aida
C
Carlo Malinverno The King
M
Mariana Pentcheva Amnéris
W
Walter Fraccaro Radamès
A
Alberto Gazale Amonasro
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George Andguladze Ramfis
C
Cosimo Vassallo A Messenger
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Yu Guanqun A Priestess
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Antonino Fogliani Conductor

Crew

Director
Joseph Franconi Lee, Tiziano Mancini
Writer
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Details

Release date
2012-02-28
Runtime
2h 34m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
C Major Entertainment