Aida Giuseppe Verdi April 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd - 2006
In Italian with English Supertitles
First Premiered: Cairo, Dar Elopera Al Misria Theatre, December 24, 1871
Opera Pacific’s 20th Anniversary celebration concludes with a beautiful production of Verdi’s epic masterpiece, Aida. Set in the pageantry of ancient Egypt and strewn with the triumphal grandeur of Verdi’s music, Aida is one of the most moving and popular operas of all time. This tragic story of unlikely lovers separated by a rival’s jealousy and doomed by family loyalty amid war and conquest inspires an unforgettable tale of overwhelming love and tremendous courage.
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni Conducted by John DeMain Directed, with Choreography, by Michèle Assaf
