Organization

Singer

Soprano

Violeta Urmana

Aida

Hui He

Mezzo-soprano

Dolora Zajick

Amneris

Olga Borodina

Tenor

Johan Botha

Radames

Richard Margison

Salvatore Licitra

Baritone

Carlo Guelfi

Amonasro

Bass

Roberto Scandiuzzi

Ramfis

Orlin Anastassov

Carlo Colombara

Stefan Kocan

The King of Egypt

Keith Miller

Adam Herskowitz

A messenger

Diego Torre

Elizabeth DeShong

A high priestess

Jennifer Check

Conductor

Daniele Gatti

Paolo Carignani

Stage director

Sonja Frisell

Set designer

Gianni Quaranta

Costume designer

Dada Saligeri

Lighting designer

Gil Wechsler

Choreographer

Alexei Ratmansky

The Metropolitan Opera

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

This high-definition broadcast of the Met’s sumptuous Sonja Frisell-Gianni Quaranta production brings Verdi’s beloved opera to breathtaking life. The spectacular sets and costumes, the thrilling triumphal scene, and the newly created choreography by Alexei Ratmansky all frame Verdi’s poignant story of impossible love in an incandescent way. Violeta Urmana is the slave girl of the title who loves the warrior Radamès (Johan Botha). Dolora Zajick sings Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter and Aida’s rival for Radamès’s affection. The love triangle ends in treason, imprisonment, and death.

Aida Verdi

Approved

Violetta Urmana sings "O patria mia" from Verdi's AIDA, from the Met's "Live in HD" series.

Aida by Verdi, From (2009/2010), Directed by Sonja Frisell,, Conductor Daniele Gatti, Paolo Carignani, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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