The work was made to order (commissioned by the Egyptian viceroy and opera lover Ismail Pasha) for the ceremonial opening of the Suez Canal (November 17, 1869), although Verdi only started writing it after its opening.
Verdi endowed the story of the Ethiopian princess Aida, imprisoned as a slave at the court of Egyptian pharaohs and living out her tragic amorous relationship to an Egyptian chieftain, with fervent music. He created a musical drama full of fairy-tale fantasy yet at the same time realistically convincing. Aida became one of the most renowned opera works ever.
Premiere: Jun 2, 1994
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes with 1 intermission
Performed in Italian with Czech captions
Staging team
Conductor: R. Hein, J. Mikula
Stage director: P. Selem
Set designer: H. A. Farghali
Costume designer: J. Jelínek
Choreography: O. Šanda
Cast
King: M. Bürger, L. Hynek-Krämer
Amneris, his daughter: G. Ibragimova, V. Hajnová Fialová
Aida, Ethiopian slave: A.-L. Bogza, M. Hundeling, J. Svobodová
Ramfis, Supreme Pontiff: L. Mlejnek, J. Kruglov, O. Korotkov
Radames, chieftain: I. Jan, E. Kişlali, M. Lehotský
Amonasro, Ethiopian king, father to Aida: M. Bárta, R. Haan, V. Chmelo, M. Cavalcanti
Courier: L. Havlák, J. Hruška
Priestess: H. Jonášová, J. Sibera, D. Vaňkátová
The work was made to order (commissioned by the Egyptian viceroy and opera lover Ismail Pasha) for the ceremonial opening of the Suez Canal (November 17, 1869), although Verdi only started writing it after its opening.
Verdi endowed the story of the Ethiopian princess Aida, imprisoned as a slave at the court of Egyptian pharaohs and living out her tragic amorous relationship to an Egyptian chieftain, with fervent music. He created a musical drama full of fairy-tale fantasy yet at the same time
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