![]() On stage is the lavish staging by Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, inspired by the original architecture of ancient Egypt and created especially for the Regio. The young Michele Gamba, highly acclaimed for the great sensitivity he shows in conducting Verdi's and Puccini's operas, directs a cast of renowned Verdi performers, two for all, the American soprano Angela Meade and our audience's favourite Erika Grimaldi. Indeed, it is impossible to be unmoved by the beauty of pieces such as the Triumphal March and Celeste Aida. With its exoticism, which can be subtle or flamboyant, and its extraordinary melodies, Aida is still one of the best-loved operas today. The reversals of fortune force the two young people to choose between their homeland and love the tragic and extremely romantic finale will unite them together for eternity. Aida is an Ethiopian princess taken prisoner by the Egyptians and turned into a slave her heart is torn as she longs to return to her homeland but is in love with an enemy, the captain of the guards Radamès, who reciprocates. Hence, Aida was born, a work in which majestic temples and military parades provide the backdrop for a passionate story of patriotism, love and death. To mark the inauguration of the Cairo Opera House in 1871, the Viceroy of Egypt commissioned the most famous opera composer of the time, Verdi, to write a new melodrama set in the era of the pharaohs. ![]() Concert for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.Stagione d'Opera e di Balletto 2023-2024. ![]()
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