Aida

The premiere of Aida The opera was performed at the new opera house in Cairo on 24 December 1871. This opera by Verdi marks a milestone in Italian musical history and is the culmination of grand opera in the Italian style, developed on the basis of the French compositional model. Verdi composed a work full of theatricality, set in Pharaonic Egypt, although with a libretto full of anachronisms and unlikely events. However, the unhappy love between the Ethiopian princess and the captain of the Egyptian guard captivated the public from the first performance. The premiere in Milan was resounding, as were the performances that took place in several Italian cities. The work was received as a masterpiece, however, critics were disappointed with the Aida, which seemed to them a step backwards in the composer's career and not a continuation of the achievements he had just made.  

Distribution

The king

Luis Lopez Navarro

Amneris

Ketevan Kemoklidze

Laura Vila

Aida

Carmen Giannattasio

Carmen Buendia

Radames

George of Leon

Joan Laínez

Ramfis

Manuel Fuentes

Jeroboam Tejera

Amonasro

Angel Odena

Alejandro Sanchez

A messenger

Josep Fadó

A priestess

Carla Sampedro

Musical Director

Gianluca Marciano

Director of the scene

Vivien Hewitt

Scenographer

Franco Zeffirelli

Costume designer

Anna Ann

Illuminator

Gianni Mirenda

Choreographer

Olympia Oyonarte

Choir Director

Pablo Moras

Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias

Oviedo Opera Choir (Intermezzo Choir)