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Aida is a love story between the Egyptian leader Radames and the beautiful Egyptian girl Aida. Aida who was captured and now a slave to Amneris, the Pharaohs daughter, is also in love with Radames. When the Ethiopian enemies headed by King Amonasro, Aida's father, invade Egypt, Aida is left in...

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Main Author: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Wiener Symphoniker (Performer), Camerata Silesia (Performer), Polskie Radio i Telewizja. Chór w Krakowie (Performer), Bregenzer Festspiele (Chor,), Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium (Performer)
Other Authors: Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893 (Librettist), Rizzi, Carlo (Conductor), Tamar, Iano, 1963- (Singer), Serzhan, Tatʹi︠a︡na (Singer), Pelizzari, Rubens (Singer), Short, Kevin (Bass-baritone) (Singer), Martyrosyan, Tigram (Singer), Paterson, Iain (Singer), Samm, Ronald (Singer), Martorana, Elisabetta (Singer), Walser-Breuss, Herbert (Conductor), Brown, Paul, 1960- (Costume designer, stage,)
Format: Conference Proceeding Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Sung in original Italian with optional Italian, English, German, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Berlin, Germany : C Major Entertainment GmbH, [2010]
Subjects:
Operas.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Women slaves > Egypt > Drama.
Filmed performances.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Aida is a love story between the Egyptian leader Radames and the beautiful Egyptian girl Aida. Aida who was captured and now a slave to Amneris, the Pharaohs daughter, is also in love with Radames. When the Ethiopian enemies headed by King Amonasro, Aida's father, invade Egypt, Aida is left in a dilemma - whom should she support; her father or her beloved Radames.
Stage director Graham Vick and set designer Paul Brown conjure up an "open-air spectacle of superlatives" (Die Zeit) that links ancient Egypt with modern-day America. The stage effects are stunning: ruins of the Statue of Liberty pieced together with the help of giant cranes, boats bearing priestesses and prisoners -- parts of the opera even taking place in the lake itself.
Item Description:Dates from the artwork copyright on disc surface.
Opera in four acts.
Booklet (16 pages ; color illustrations) with program notes in Italian and an essay & synopsis by Kenneth Chaimers in original English, German and French translations inserted in container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages ; 15 cm).
Format:Blu-ray disc; 1080i full high definition; NTSC region code: worldwide; 16:9 picture format; PCM stereo or DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound formats ; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:Camera, Peter Steffen [and 5 others]; choreography, Ron Howell; lighting design, Wolfgant Göbbel; video director, Felix Breisach.