Aida is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario often attributed to French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on December 24, 1871. The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. This live 1972 recording stars Matina Arroyo and Placido Domingo. Claudio Abbado condcuts the La Scala opera.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
At The Opera, Verdi:Aida, June 20, 2015
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8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
G. Verdi
G. Verdi
Aida (Live 1972)
La Scala; Claudio Abbado, conductor Arroyo/Domingo
11:00 p.m.
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Mozart
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Lucia Popp
Mozart
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Placido Domingo
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Jerry Hadley and Thomas Hampson
Bizet
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Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor