Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre presents
Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre presents
Astana Opera presents
Days of Culture of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Mariinsky Theatre (Branch in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania) presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of The Musical Comedy production
Sverdlovsk State Academic Musical Comedy Theatre presents
Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of The Musical Comedy production
By the end of the 1860s, the name Verdi gained worldwide recognition. His compositions found their way into the repertoire of the leading musical stages, and the largest theaters such as the Paris Opera and the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre sought cooperation with the composer. As for Verdi himself, he was busy inventing a plot for a new drama, and a lucky chance came to his aid. The Egyptian Government asked the composer to write an opera for the Cairo Theatre whose construction was timed to the opening of the Suez Canal. And then Verdi’s friend brought him the script written by the famous Egyptologist Auguste Mariette based on an old legend.
Premiere of this production at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 December 1998.
Premiere at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre: 11 April 2019.
The performance has three intervals.
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Stage Director and Set and Lightning Designer: Alexei Stepanyuk
Musical Director: Pavel Smelkov
Costume Designer: Varvara Evchuk
Video Designer: Vadim Dulenko
Choreographer, Assistant Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
Principal Chorus Master: Larisa Shveikovskaya
Musical Coach: Massimiliano Bullo
Photo by Ilya Korotkov.
Photo by Ilya Korotkov.
Photo by Ilya Korotkov.
Photo by Ilya Korotkov.
Photo by Ilya Korotkov.
Photo by Kirill Druzhinin.
Sunday, 13:00
Thursday, 19:00
Act I
Scene 1. At the Pharaoh’s palace at Memphis news arrives of an impending invasion by the Ethiopians. The High Priest Ramfis prays to Isis, the protectress of Egypt, to reveal the name of a military commander who can win the battle. Radames, head of the palace guard, dreams of being chosen by Isis and that if he heads the army he will be victorious and as a reward demand the freedom of his beloved – Aida, one of the Pharaoh’s slaves. Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter, is secretly in love with Radames. Seeing the young man looking deeply troubled, Amneris begins to guess at his love for the slave girl. Aida’s confusion serves to increase her suspicions.