Organization

Stage director

Gediminas Šeduikis

Conductor

Sesto Quatrini

Lighting designer

Andrius Stasiulis

Costume designer

Sandra Straukaite

Set designer

Sigita Šimkūnaitė

Choreographer

Martynas Rimeikis

Chorus master

Česlovas Radžiūnas

Singer

Soprano

Kristīne Opolais

Aida

Ksenia Bakhritdinova

Viktorija Miskunaite

Tenor

Gaston Rivero

Radames

Bass

Liudas Norvaisas

The King of Egypt

Mezzo-soprano

Justina Gringyte

Amneris

Tadas Girininkas

Ramfis

Liudas Mikalauskas

Baritone

Arunas Malikenas

Amonasro

Kostas Smoriginas

Karolis Kašiuba

A messenger

Emilija Finagėjevaitė

A high priestess

Austėja Zinkevičiūtė

Jorge Puerta

Joris Rubinovas

Rafailas Karpis

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Orchestra

Lithuanian National Opera orchestra

Irene Savignano

Julius Geniušas

Vilnius

Lithuania

Main Stage

Public

Approved

Aida Verdi

The premiere of Aida, one of Giuseppe Verdi's most famous operas, is associated with important events – namely, the opening of the Cairo Opera House, which, in turn, was dedicated to the inauguration of the Suez Canal. Although everything did not go as smoothly as expected (Verdi did not agree to take up the creation of this opera for a long time, and eventually Rigoletto had to be shown for the opening of the theatre), on 24 December 1871 the unveiling of Aida started the triumphant march of this opera through stages of the world, which continues to this day.

The story of the opera takes place in the ancient Egyptian kingdom and tells the love story between the Egyptian army commander Radames and the Ethiopian slave Aida. There is a complication: Radames is also loved by Amneris, the daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh... However, the drama of the plot is not only a love story, but also the conflict between duty, loyalty to one's country, patriotism and personal emotional experiences. The greatness of Egypt and the passions of the heroes are expressively conveyed through the music: it is full of wonderful arias, choruses, and impressive scenes. And the celebratory trumpets in the scene of the triumphant return of Radames probably sound even in the memory of those who have not seen this opera.

Staged several times at the Lithuanian Opera, this time at the LNOBT Aida is produced by director Gediminas Šeduikis. His opera vision speaks of a romantic feel and taste based on events happening in a distant and unknown world.

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Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble