AIDA
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- 27.00 EUR izven I. kategorija
- 24.00 EUR izven II. kategorija
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The operatic masterpiece Aida represents one of Verdi’s greatest achievements. The opera was completed in 1871, to honour the opening of the Suez Canal. Set in ancient Egypt, the opera is in essence an intimate love story in front of an epic back-drop with magnificent choruses, expressive arias, ensembles, and ballets. Aida explores the conflict between the private emotion and the public duty of Amneris, the proud daughter of the pharaoh, and her slave Aida, the princess of the rival kingdom of Ethiopia; and also Radames, the Egyptian warrior whom they both love. The scenario for the opera was written by the French Egyptologist, Edouard Mariette Bey, while the libretto was completed by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
In contrast to the majestic influences of the French grand opera, Verdi’s brilliantly fuses the psychological depth of his characters with uniquely lyrical melodic inventions, such as Radames’s romantic outburst Celeste Aida, Aida’s vibrant arias Ritorna vincitor and O patria mia. The unforgettably grand finale outlines the transcendent glorification of love, imbued in confrontation of the six soloists and four choir groups. Aida will be directed by Pier-Francesco Maestrini, who has enchanted our audiences with stage direction of Donizetti's L’elisir d’amore and Verdi’s La forza del destino, and it will be staged in a co-production with Cankarjev dom Ljubljana.