Name: Aida
Start: 2024-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lyric Opera House

Organization

Stage director

Francesca Zambello

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Chorus master

Michael Black

Costume designer

Anita Yavich

Lighting designer

Mark McCullough

Choreographer

Jessica Lang

Soprano

Michelle Bradley

Aida

Mezzo-soprano

Jamie Barton

Amneris

Tenor

Russell Thomas

Radames

Baritone

Reginald Smith Jr

Amonasro

Bass

Onay Köse

Ramfis

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Minnesota Opera

San Francisco Opera

Seattle Opera

Others

Lyric Opera Chorus

Washington National Opera (The Kennedy Center)

Orchestra

Lyric Opera Orchestra

Wm Clay Thompson

The King of Egypt

Kathryn Henry

A high priestess

Alejandro Luévanos

A messenger

Conductor

Enrique Mazzola

Italian

Chicago

United States

Lyric Opera House

Aida Verdi

Public

Private

English

Approved

In this intimate recording, Russell Thomas performs Radamès's hope-filled aria, "Celeste Aida" ("Heavenly Aida") from Act One of Verdi's AIDA. The world-renowned tenor returns to Lyric March 9-April 7, 2024 for Verdi's grandest opera, alongside a star-studded cast led by music director Enrique Mazzola.

Russell Thomas performs "Celeste Aida" from Verdi's AIDA

Opera at its grandest! While Aida delights audiences with its visual splendor, it also captivates them with a score ranging from exquisitely intimate arias to deeply dramatic duets and trios, and the most thrilling choruses Verdi ever composed. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, each of the five principal artists boasts not only a sumptuously beautiful voice, but also the charismatic presence to bring these characters and the opera's story of a riveting love triangle vividly to life. Conducting Francesca Zambello’s striking production will be Music Director Enrique Mazzola, acknowledged internationally as an exceptionally authoritative Verdian.

Aida by Verdi, From (2024/2024), Directed by Francesca Zambello,, Conductor Enrique Mazzola, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, United States

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