Aida: Latvian National Opera

Sobre o Evento

Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera, Aida, will be performed at the Latvian National Opera this season.

In 1868, Giuseppe Verdi was commissioned to write a new opera with an Egyptian setting. At first reticent, Verdi finally accepted the offer after becoming better acquainted with the story of the enslaved Ethiopian princess Aida. The story is based on the lengthly struggle between Egypt and Ethiopia (Nubia). The Cairo premiere was held on December 24, 1871, but its first Italian performance took place the following year, February 8, in Milan, with Verdi himself conducting. Both premieres were triumphant successes.

Production:
Conductor: Modestas Pitrenas
Director: Māra Ķimele
Set and Costume Designer: Ilmārs Blumbergs
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Choreographer: Aivars Leimanis
Make‐up Artist: Svanhvit Valgeivsdottir

Cast: 
Aida: Liene Kinča, Yulianna Bawarska
Radames: Gustavo Porta
Amonasro: Samsons Izjumovs
Amneris: Kristīne Zadovska, Andžella Goba
Ramfis: Romāns Poļisadovs, Krišjānis Norvelis
Pharaoh: Rihards Mačanovskis
The Messenger: Nauris Puntulis
The High Priestess: Ieva Parša