Aida
Opéra Bastille - from 09 February to 27 March 2021
Sales open on 29 September 2020 at 12h00
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Aida
New show
Opera Giuseppe Verdi
Sales open on 29 September 2020 at 12h00
Book Subscribe Option booking This production is no longer available for subscription
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Opéra Bastille - from 09 February to 27 March 2021
3h05 with 1 interval
Language : Italian
Surtitle : French / English
About
In few words:
First performed at the Cairo Opera in 1871 to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, Aida draws us into the fantasy of a reconstructed Antiquity. At the heart of the plot, an impossible choice between love and patriotic duty: A captive Ethiopian princess and an Egyptian soldier betray their people, defy a powerful rival and unite until death. Marked by the contrast between a theatrical extravaganza and the transition towards a more intimate, personal drama, Verdi’s score manages to distinguish the inner angst of its protagonists from the imposing historical setting. The work brings together several themes dear to the composer: nostalgia for a lost homeland, deliverance through death, the contrast between a dispiriting present and an idealized elsewhere, the stifling reach of religious and political power, the regulating factors in a world intentionally littered with pitfalls.
For her Paris Opera debut, Dutch director Lotte de Beer has chosen to cast a critical eye on the European portrayal of colonised peoples, encouraging us to rethink our relationship with aesthetic productions of the past and present.
Aida
Opera in four acts (1871)
After Auguste Mariette
Music :
Libretto :
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor :
Director :
Set design :
Costume design :
Jorine van Beek
Lighting design :
Alex Brok
Dramaturgy :
Peter te Nuyl
Puppeteer :
Significant Object
Chorus master :
Il re :
Soloman Howard
Amneris :
12 Feb. > 2 March
6 > 27 March
Aida :
12 Feb. > 2 March
6 > 17 March
20 > 27 March
Radames :
12 Feb. > 2 March
6 > 27 March
Ramfis :
Amonasro :
12 Feb. > 2 March
6 > 27 March
Un messaggero :
Sacerdotessa :
Gabriella Reyes
Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Audio clips
Aida(saison 15/16)- Acte 4
Aida (saison 15/16)- Acte 3
Aida (saison 15/16)- Acte 1
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