Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Aida, opéra en 4 actes

Hui He
Marco Berti
Andrea Ulbrich
Ambrogio Maestri
Roberto Tagliavini
Antonella Trevisan
Antonella Trevisan
Orchestre, Chœur et Ballet des Arènes de Vérone
Daniel Oren, direction
Gianfranco De Bosio, mise en scène

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pageantry of Verdi's Egyptian opera, presented here in a staging that is true to the original 1913 production, framed by obelisks and sphinxes and filled with chorus and dancers. Chinese soprano Hui He has won international acclaim for her portrayal of the eponymous slave girl whose forbidden love for the war hero Radamés (Marco Berti, the experienced Verdi tenor) brings death to them both.