Entertainment: Opera in HD - Verdi's AIDA April 1st
Editor: David Mills
CAMDEN, ME - Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (HD) - This exciting open-air staging of Aida in beautiful High-Definition performed at St. Margarethen took place amidst the intoxicating scenery of a rustically romantic Roman quarry. The Opera Festival St. Margarethen in Austria counts as one of Europe’s most important open-air festivals and over 200,000 opera lovers from all over the world visit it annually. The story of the forbidden love between the Egyptian leader Radames and the beautiful Ethiopian princess Aida was originally commissioned for the opening of the Cairo Opera House, which formed part of the celebrations surrounding the opening of the Suez Canal in 1871. This is an opera of epic proportions with horses, elephants, pyrotechnical special effects and more than 400 participants taking the stage.
Conductor: Ernst Märzendorfer
Corps de Ballet & Orchestra of the National Theatre Brno
In Italian with English and Italian Subtitles
Running time: approx. 173 minutes incl. 15 minute intermission
Starring:
Eszter Sümegi
Kostadin Andreev
Cornelia Helfricht
Pièr Dalàs
Janusz Monarcha
Directed for Stage by Robert Herzl
Director: Rudi Dolezal, Hannes Rossachee
Produced by: EuroArts Music, DoRo, Alfacam
Tickets: $18 in advance; $20 at the door. Special student rate $10 (18 and under) On sale February 14th at 5 PM at the Camden Town Office, 29 Elm St., 9 AM - 3 PM daily; online at camdenoperahouse.com (click buy tickets button) or by calling (207) 470-7066
Please come out to see Giuseppe Verdi: Aida at the Camden Opera House on April 1st.
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