Verdi: Aida (2006)

6.0/10 • 158 min • Music

Overview

Early recordings of Franco Zeffirelli's 2006 production of Verdi's opera which saw Roberto Alagna's high-profile exit during the second performance. Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida.

Cast

Violeta Urmana

Roberto Alagna

Giorgio Giuseppini

Carlo Guelfi

Marco Spotti

The King

Riccardo Chailly

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