Aida (dir. Petar Selem), Statni Opera Praha by Verdi, Minn (2022/2022), Immexxi minn Petar Selem, Surmast Direttur Maurizio Barbacini, Richard Hein, Andriy Yurkevych, Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera), Prague, Czech Republic

The love story of Egyptian military leader Radam and slave Aida, who is in fact the daughter of Ethiopian King Amonasr, still appeals to opera audiences with grand narratives and crowd scenes as well as intimate personal drama. Aida must choose between loyalty to her homeland and love for the man who belongs to the oppressors of her nation. Radames finds himself in love and duty when he finally betrays his land for Aida. Giuseppe Verdi wrote to Aidabased on a brief operatic concept by the French Egyptologist August Mariett, who drafted it at the behest of the Egyptian Vice-King on the occasion of the opening of the Suez Canal. Verdi's concept immediately caught the eye and he paid great attention to the preparation of the work. He even went directly to Egypt to get his own idea of ​​the country and its culture. In Milan, he had ancient Egyptian-shaped pipes, so-called Aids , made according to his drawings , which he used in perhaps the most famous choral scene ever, the Triumphal March . The premiere of the current production took place at the State Opera in 1994. It is the longest-running title in the current repertoire of the State Opera and at the same time one of the ensemble's most successful productions. She also met with great acclaim during two tours of the Prague State Opera around Japan.