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Singer

Soprano

Anda-Louise Bogza

Aida

Maida Hundeling

Tenor

Gianluca Zampieri

Radames

Michal Lehotský

Mezzo-soprano

Veronika Hajnová

Amneris

Baritone

Luis Cansino

Amonasro

Richard Haan

Stefan Kocan

Martin Bárta

Bass

Martin Gurbaľ

Ramfis

Jiří Sulženko

Jan Šťáva

The King of Egypt

David Nykl

Daniela Straková-Šedrlová

A high priestess

Petr Levíček

A messenger

Zoltán Korda

Stage director

Václav Věžník

Conductor

Jakub Klecker

Set designer

Vladimir Soukenka

Choreographer

Zdeněk Prokeš

Chorus master

Josef Pančík

Costume designer

Josef Jelínek

Csilla Boross

Sung-Kyu Park

Michaela Šebestová

ND Brno

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Orchester des Nationaltheaters Brünn/Brno

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Janáčkovo divadlo

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Co je přednější -- láska či povinnost k vlasti?

Podnětem ke vzniku jednoho z vrcholných děl světové operní literatury se stala útlá povídka francouzského egyptologa Antonia Marietta, která G. Verdimu (1813-1901) poskytla ke zhudebnění dramatický příběh lásky dvou lidí, etiopské princezny Aidy a egyptského vojevůdce Radama, jimž ve společném štěstí brání nepřátelství jejich národů. Operou, kterou Verdi složil v neuvěřitelně krátkém čase, během čtyř měsíců -- završil tehdy již světoznámý skladatel hledání nového stylu, který započal prací na Donu Carlosovi. Verdiho Aida patří ke stálicím ve všech významných operních domech, výjimkou není ani Brno, kde je na repertoáru nepřetržitě již více než deset let ve výpravné inscenaci režiséra Václava Věžníka.

A triumphant march, captivating churches and an intimate drama about love, which had to give way before duty to the state. This is Verdi's Aida, who is one of the regulars in all major opera houses. In Brno, it is on the repertoire in a classic narrative production by director Václav Věžník.

To open the Suez Canal, Egyptian Vice-King Ismail Pasha commissioned an opera from the composer, whose  Rigoletto began in 1869 the opening of the Cairo Opera House. Verdi (1813-1901) paid great attention to the preparation. However, he gave up attempts to imitate the national color, the only place with "Egyptian-colored" music is the ceremonial singing behind the scenes at the beginning of the third act. Although he was interested in what ancient Egyptian music might have looked like, he did not trust the research of musicologists: he had ancient Egyptian shaped trumpets, so-called aids, made according to his own data. The premiere took place on Christmas Day 1871 in Cairo. The world-famous soprano of Czech origin Tereza Stolzová performed in the title role. The libretto was based on a short story by the French Egyptologist Antonio Mariett: a dramatic love story of the Ethiopian princess Aida and the Egyptian warlord Radam, who are defended by the enmity of their peoples in common happiness. The opera, composed by Verdi in just four months, Aida  is one of the mainstays in all major opera houses. He has been on the repertoire in Brno continuously for over ten years, in a narrative production by director Václav Věžník.

Aida by Verdi, From (2022/2022), Directed by Václav Věžník,, Conductor Jakub Klecker, Janáčkovo divadlo, Brno, Czech Republic

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