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Aida - Arena di Verona

Aida - Arena di Verona

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 5, 2013

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Drama, Music

Original Title

Aida - Arena di Verona

Production Companies

Opus Arte, Unitel Classica

Director

Tiziano Mancini

Description

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pageantry of Verdi's Egyptian opera, presented here in a staging that is true to the original 1913 production, framed by obelisks and sphinxes and filled with chorus and dancers. Chinese soprano Hui He has won international acclaim for her portrayal of the eponymous slave girl whose forbidden love for the war hero Radamés (Marco Berti, the experienced Verdi tenor) brings death to them both.