Verdi's Aida : Robert Carsen (stage director), Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) — With Elena Stikhina (Aida), Francesco Meli (Radames), Agnieszka Rehlis (Amneris) … / Peter Jones, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Jones, Peter, film director.

Woods, Annemarie, performer.

Buether, Miriam, performer.

Praet, Peter van, performer.

Howell, Rebecca, performer.

McLean, Duncan, performer.

Carsen, Robert, performer.

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 37 min., 24 sec.)) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, 2022.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

How can artists stage Verdi's Aida in 2024 without falling into exoticizing tropes? For director Robert Carsen, the answer was simple: transpose the action to a completely different context — an imaginary and instantly chilling dictatorship. Against a backdrop of cold concrete, the remarkable soloists (including Elena Stikhina in the title role, Francesco Meli as Radamès, Ludovic Tézier as Amonasro, and Soloman Howard as a Ramphis for the ages) and incredible chorus members of the Royal Opera House, dressed in military garb, play out the action of this grand opera masterpiece for an audience held in rapt suspense. The ballet sequence, choreographed by Rebecca Howell, also takes full advantage of the military theme….

Contents:

Aida / Giuseppe Verdi.

Participant:

Annemarie Woods ; Miriam Buether ; Peter van Praet ; Rebecca Howell ; Duncan McLean ; Robert Carsen.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida.

OCLC:

1527807132

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.