03/03/12 – Aida – 1:00pm
By Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Sung in Italian
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 40 min.
Verdi’s vision of ancient Egypt is grandly realized with the help of the Met’s unparalleled musical forces—and every one of its stage elevators. Violeta Urmana and Marcello Giordani star as the ill-fated lovers. Stephanie Blythe sings Amneris for the first time at the Met.
Cast
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Aida: Violeta Urmana
Amneris: Stephanie Blythe
Radamès: Marcello Giordani
Amonasro: Lado Ataneli
Ramfis: James Morris
The King: Jordan Bisch
The Production Team
Production: Sonja Frisell
Set Designer: Gianni Quaranta
Costume Designer: Dada Saligeri
Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler
Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky
Tags:Metropolitan Opera