Aida

What's it about?

Grand melodies, magnificent crowd scenes, an exotic setting – these are the ingredients that have made Giuseppe Verdi's late work Aida one of the most fascinating creations in opera literature for over 150 years. Yet the scenic and musical bombast forms the backdrop for a sensitive plea that – in the words of Dmitri Shostakovich – "exposes the oppressors and arouses pity for the victims." The commission for the opera was given in 1869 by the Viceroy of Egypt, Isma'il Pasha, who wanted to use the ancient history of his country to glorify his dynasty and adorn it with the name of the most famous composer of his time. Verdi, always extremely skeptical of all forms of institutionalized power, was reluctant to be drawn into this political endeavor, but recognized the theatrical potential of the material. At the center of the plot is the Egyptian general Radamès. In the conflict between his love for a...

Where?

Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Theaterplatz 4

Organiser: Stadttheater Klagenfurt OG