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Aida - Arena di Verona (2013)

Aida - Arena di Verona (2013)

Drama Music
Release Date: 2013, November 5
Directors: Tiziano Mancini
Countries: Italy
Production: Opus Arte, Unitel Classica
Cast: Roberto Tagliavini, Ambrogio Maestri, Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich, Antonella Trevisan, Antonello Ceron, Francesco Ellero D'Artegna

Overview:

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pageantry of Verdi's Egyptian opera, presented here in a staging that is true to the original 1913 production, framed by obelisks and sphinxes and filled with chorus and dancers. Chinese soprano Hui He has won international acclaim for her portrayal of the eponymous slave girl whose forbidden love for the war hero Radamés (Marco Berti, the experienced Verdi tenor) brings death to them both.

Keywords:

star crossed lovers ancient egypt pharaoh death sentence classical music opera buried alive high priest thebes