Verdi: Aida
Release Date: 2006-12-14
Overview: Early recordings of Franco Zeffirelli's 2006 production of Verdi's opera which saw Roberto Alagna's high-profile exit during the second performance. Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida.
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Violeta Urmana
as Aida
Roberto Alagna
as Radamès
Ildikó Komlósi
as Amnéris
Giorgio Giuseppini
as Ramfis
Carlo Guelfi
as Amonasro
Crew
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Franco Zeffirelli - Director
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Giuseppe Verdi - Original Music Composer
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Antonio Ghislanzoni - Writer
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Riccardo Chailly - Music Director
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Patrizia Carmine - Director
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