Aida - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Aida

Text Antonio Ghislanzoni


Conductor
Nicola Luisotti

Directing concept
Nicolas Joel

Furnishing
Carlo Tommasi

Choreography
Jan Stripling

The King
Ilja Kazakov

Amneris
Elīna Garanča

Radames
Jonas Kaufmann

Ramphis
Alexander Vinogradov

Amonasro
Luca Salsi



Contents

1st act

The Ethiopians, under the leadership of their king Amonasro, are once again threatening the Egyptian empire. On the advice of the goddess Isis, Radames is to lead the Egyptian warriors against the Ethiopians. Radames dreams of honor and glory - and of Aida, who serves as an Ethiopian slave to the Egyptian king's daughter Amneris. Secret, deep love connects Radames and Aida. But Amneris also passionately desires the young, brave warrior. Sudden suspicion awakens in her when she becomes aware of the looks between the lovers. With rejoicing and ceremonies, Radames is given the title of general by the king. Aida is in despair: Radames, her lover, will fight against her people and even against her father Amonasro, which nobody at the Egyptian royal court suspects. Priests and priestesses invoke the god Ptah to help the Egyptians in the fight against the Ethiopians. Radames receives the holy victorious sword from the high priest Ramphis.

2nd act

The Egyptian army has defeated the enemy. Amneris is decorated by her slaves for the celebration of victory. She longingly awaits the coveted Radames. But suddenly doubts torment her again. Should she really have a rival in Aida? She needs to be sure. Using a ruse, she succeeds in eliciting a confession of her love for Radames from Aida. Radames is received triumphantly as the winner. In the wake of the Ethiopian prisoners, Aida sees her father. However, Amonasro conceals his status, explains that the Ethiopian king has fallen in battle and asks for mercy for the fellow prisoners. Ramphis warns, but Radames also joins in this request. The prisoners are released. Only Aida and her father are to remain hostages at the Egyptian court. As thanks for his courageous commitment to his fatherland, the king offers Radames the hand of his daughter Amneris and the succession to the throne. The people cheer; Drunk with joy, Amneris sees herself at the end of her dreams.

3rd act

Amneris is led by Ramphis to the temple of Isis to pray the night before her marriage to Radames. Aida is waiting for Radames. Amonasro, who was aware of his daughter's affection for the Egyptian general, followed her. Invoking the suffering of their people, he persuades them to persuade Radames to reveal the Egyptian plans to attack the Ethiopians, who have meanwhile regained their strength. Desperate, Aida agrees. Amonasro is hiding. Aida manages to tempt Radames to flee together and learn from him a path that is safe from the Egyptian troops. In doing so, however, Radames has betrayed the Egyptian deployment plan for the forthcoming battle. Amonasro triumphantly emerges from his hiding place and reveals himself to be the king of the Ethiopians. Radames, realizing the magnitude of his betrayal, turns himself in to the guards. Amonasro and Aida flee.

4th act

Radames, accused of high treason, is to be sentenced to death. Amneris, who still loves him, tries to snatch him away from his fate by retracting his confession. But for Radames, life without Aida is meaningless. He rejects Amneris' request. He silently acknowledges the priest's verdict: death by imprisonment. Locked in a subterranean vault, Radames awaits his end. Suddenly he realizes that he is not alone. Aida has crept in unnoticed, ready to die with her lover. Her love is fulfilled in death...



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