The Met: Live in HD
Aida

Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.

Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor Daniele Gatti
Production Sonja Frisell
Set Designer Gianni Quaranta
Costume Designer Dada Saligeri
Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky*
Aida Violeta Urmana
Amneris Dolora Zajick
Radamès Johan Botha
Amonasro Carlo Guelfi
Ramfis Roberto Scandiuzzi
The King Stefan Kocán*

This event is sponsoredf by Red Wing/Package Pavement.
The promotional sponsor is WMHT.

Our 2009/10 Met Opera: Live in HD broadcasts are made possible in large part though the generous support of the Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust, the Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust, the Dr. Edwin Ulrich Charitable Trust, the Benjamin R. Strong Opera Fund, and the Stephen and Julia Dunwell Fund of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County.