Performance

Venue	AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena)
Town	Manchester
County	Greater Manchester
From	12th March 2001
To	14th March 2001
AO Arena (formerly Manchester Arena) (V209071540)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Aida

Work:: Aida (S1857)

The essence of Grand Opera first performed in Cairo in 1871. Set in Egypt at the time of the pharoes. A captain of guard (Radames) is in love with Aida, an Ethiopian slave girl - who happens also to be the daughter of the king of Ethiopia. Her mistress, Amneris, is also in love with Radames. When the Ethiopians invade Radames is chosen to lead the army. When they return victorious Radames asks for all the Ethiopian slaves to be released - except Aida and her father who persuades her to trick Radames into revealing the plans of the Egyptian army - but he suggests that they all run away to Ethiopia together. When Radames is accused of treason he gives himself up to let Aida and her father escape but is condemned to be improisoned alive. As the last stones are put in place Aida appears and joins him in the tomb so that they might die together.

Music	Verdi
Lyrics	Ghislanzoni

Production:: (T01615978550)

Sung in English

Producer	Raymond Gubbay
Director	David Freeman
Design	David Roger
Conductor	Peter Robinson
Lighting	Andrew Bridge
Translation	Amanda Holden
Company	BBC Concert Orchestra
Performer	Tamsin Dives (Aida)
Performer	Jean Glennon (Aida)
Performer	Christine Bunning (Aida)
Performer	John Keyes (Radames)
Performer	Lin Qiang Xu (Radames)
Performer	Antoni Garfield Henry (Radames)
Performer	Renata Skarelyte (Amneris)
Performer	Yvonne Howard (Amneris)

Listing:: L01045845224

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Sung in English

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