Aida arrives: Radamès has asked her to meet him for what she thinks is the last time. Ramphis accompanies Amneris to the Temple of Isis for a prayer vigil in the imminence of her wedding. He then announces that he will reward Radamès by offering him Amneris’s hand in marriage and thus destining him as his successor. The King grants pardon on the condition that Aida remains at court with Amonasro as a guarantee of the pledge of peace of his people. Amneris is vexed, and Ramphis is worried that the Ethiopian officials, once freed, could again take up arms. Radamès requests, as a reward for the victory, that pardon be granted to the prisoners. Among them, Aida recognizes her father, but Amonasro orders her not to reveal his true identity, and addressing the Pharaoh with noble words, he asks for clemency for the defeated army. Radamès asks that the prisoners be brought before them. Amneris places the crown of victory on his head, and the King promises to grant him any request. One of the entrances to the city of Thebes.Īcclaimed by the people and preceded by the march past of his troops, Radamès arrives. Aida confesses her love for Radamès, but Amneris is furious, and reminds her that, as a servant, she cannot hope to stand up to her rival. When Aida enters, she gives her the false news of the death of the general her reaction of despair, and her tears of joy when she tells her that she was lying, confirm the Princess’s suspicions. A hall in the apartments of Amneris.Īmneris is preparing to watch the triumphal procession of Radamès. Ramphis gives him the sacred sword and invokes divine protection on the sacred soil of Egypt. Radamès receives the investiture as supreme commander. Alone, Aida gives vent to her feelings of guilt for having wished victory for Radamès: she, daughter of Amonasro, the Ethiopian King who has taken up arms to give her back her liberty and princely rank that she is forced to keep hidden. After inviting everybody to give their attention to a messenger with the latest news from the Ethiopian frontier, the king declares war and names Radamès commander of the army. Aida’s arrival further complicates the situation, but the tense conversation between the three of them is interrupted by the entrance of the court. Radamès, misunderstanding the Princess’s allusion, and fearing that his own relationship with Aida has been discovered, reacts in such a way as to make her suspicious. Amneris arrives infatuated with Radamès, the King’s daughter asks him mischievously if his obvious happiness is not due to a secret love. Radamès is left alone to dream about the moment when he will return in glory to the love of Aida, the Ethiopian slave he is secretly in love with. The High Priest Ramphis tells Radamès that the Ethiopian army is again marching on Egyptian soil, and he implies that he has been chosen by the goddess Isis as the supreme leader he then goes to the King to tell him the prophecy. On stage is the lavish staging by Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, inspired by the original architecture of ancient Egypt and created especially for the Regio. The young Michele Gamba, highly acclaimed for the great sensitivity he shows in conducting Verdi's and Puccini's operas, directs a cast of renowned Verdi performers, two for all, the American soprano Angela Meade and our audience's favourite Erika Grimaldi. Indeed, it is impossible to be unmoved by the beauty of pieces such as the Triumphal March and Celeste Aida. With its exoticism, which can be subtle or flamboyant, and its extraordinary melodies, Aida is still one of the best-loved operas today. The reversals of fortune force the two young people to choose between their homeland and love the tragic and extremely romantic finale will unite them together for eternity. Aida is an Ethiopian princess taken prisoner by the Egyptians and turned into a slave her heart is torn as she longs to return to her homeland but is in love with an enemy, the captain of the guards Radamès, who reciprocates. Hence, Aida was born, a work in which majestic temples and military parades provide the backdrop for a passionate story of patriotism, love and death. To mark the inauguration of the Cairo Opera House in 1871, the Viceroy of Egypt commissioned the most famous opera composer of the time, Verdi, to write a new melodrama set in the era of the pharaohs. Concert for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.Stagione d'Opera e di Balletto 2023-2024.
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