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Soprano

Maria José Siri

Aida

Susanna Branchini

Monica Zanettin

Sae Kyung Rim

Amarilli Nizza

Hui He

Tenor

Carlo Ventre

Radames

Dario Di Vietri

Gregory Kunde

Mezzo-soprano

Anita Rachvelishvili

Amneris

Sanja Anastasia

Ana Lucrecia García

Ildikó Komlósi

Ekaterina Gubanova

Baritone

Leonardo López Linares ​

Amonasro

Ambrogio Maestri

Marco Vratogna

Giovanni Meoni

Alberto Mastromarino

Bass

Raymond Aceto

Ramfis

Carlo Colombara

Dmitry Belosselskiy

Marco Spotti

Giorgio Giuseppini

Sergey Artamonov

The King of Egypt

Carlo Cigni

In Sung Sim

Roberto Tagliavini

Conductor

Andrea Battistoni

Omer Meir Wellber

Daniel Oren

Stage director

Franco Zeffirelli

Anna Malavasi

A high priestess

Riccardo Botta

A messenger

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Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona

Verona

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Ethiopian princess Aida is kept as a slave at the the Egyptian court. She has fallen in love with Radames, a young Egyptian warrior who returns her feelings. Amneris, the daughter of Egypt's pharaoh also loves Radames who is uneasy when she realises the feelings between Radames and Aida… Arena Opera Festival was inaugurated in 1913 with the famous Aida, produced by Giovanni Zenatello, who would later discover Maria Callas. Since 1913, operatic performances have been given in the Arena of Verona in Summer - with more than 17,000 spectators enjoying the show every evening. Aida is the most popular opera of Verona Festival, the only one performed every year. This production is designed by La Fura dels Baus and directed by one of Israel's most talented young conductors, Omer Meir Wellber.

Aida Verdi

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