Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish

Aida is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world.

At New York's Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida has been sung more than 1,100 times since 1886. Ghislanzoni's scheme follows a scenario often attributed to the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, but Verdi biographer Mary Jane Phillips-Matz argues that the source is actually Temistocle Solera.

The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt. To complicate the story further, the King's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.

Video capture is definitely the most unpredictable thing there is. While some representations can be distorted by the film, here is on the contrary an Aida magnified by this beautiful video of the talented Andy Sommer.

Director: Carlus Padrissa, Àlex Ollé and La Fura dels Baus (Direction), Omer Meir Wellber (Music Conductor)
Cast: Aida: Hui He, Radames: Fabio Sartori, Amnéris: Giovanna Casolla, Amonasro: Ambrogio Maestri, Ramfis: Adrian Sampetrean, The King: Roberto Tagliavini, A messenger: Carlo Bosi, A priestess: Elena Rossi, Verona Arena Orchestra & Choirs