31 Mar 2009
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The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera collaborate in Wayne McGregor's production of Handel and Gay's classic opera, in which the nymph Galatea falls in love with a shepherd named Acis.
Aida - Arena di Verona
The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pageantry of Verdi's Egyptian opera, presented here in a staging that is true to the original 1913 production, framed by obelisks and sphinxes and filled with chorus and dancers. Chinese soprano Hui He has won international acclaim for her portrayal of the eponymous slave girl whose forbidden love for the war hero Radamés (Marco Berti, the experienced Verdi tenor) brings death to them both.
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Hui He Aida
Marco Berti Radamès
Ambrogio Maestri Amonasro
Roberto Tagliavini The King
Andrea Ulbrich Amneris
Antonella Trevisan High Priestess
Antonello Ceron Messenger
Francesco Ellero D'Artegna Ramfis
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