Cast includes Zvetelina Vassileva, Dennis O’Neill, Alexandru Agache & David Soar
Aida, acknowledged to be Verdi’s most magnificent and spectacular work, is a striking Egyptian opera with real Italian roots.
The archaeologist credited with discovering the Sphinx, August Mariertte, pursued the Turkish governor of Egypt to commission an ‘Egyptian opera’ from Verdi. Hugely dramatic and musically exciting, Aida was an immediate success and is now performed all over the world.
The story of an Ethiopian slave girl and her secret Egyptian lover, who struggled with the conflicts of love over duty, has delighted millions since its first performance.
This new production of Aida reunites the WNO creative team responsible for the company’s hugely successful epic, Don Carlos, with Dennis O’Neill - the Welsh tenor who is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s greatest Verdian tenors and winner of the Verdi medal.
Aida, acknowledged to be Verdi’s most magnificent and spectacular work, is a striking Egyptian opera with real Italian roots.
The archaeologist credited with discovering the Sphinx, August Mariertte, pursued the Turkish governor of Egypt to commission an ‘Egyptian opera’ from Verdi. Hugely dramatic and musically exciting, Aida was an immediate success and is now performed all over the world.
The story of an Ethiopian slave girl and her secret Egyptian lover, who struggled with the conflicts of love over duty, has delighted millions since its first performance.
This new production of Aida reunites the WNO creative team responsible for the company’s hugely successful epic, Don Carlos, with Dennis O’Neill - the Welsh tenor who is widely acknowledged to be one of the world’s greatest Verdian tenors and winner of the Verdi medal.