Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (2020)

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni after a scenario by Auguste Mariette First performance in Caire, Opera House, 24 December 1871 Recording: January 22 2020 - Gran Teatre del Liceu - Barcelona In Egypt at the time of the pharaohs. The love of the Egyptian general Radames and of the Ethiopian slave Aida is immediately threatened by the war that their two countries their two countries. The other danger that threatens them is called Amneris, daughter of the king of Egypt, in love with Radames: Aida, his slave slave, is thus, by the force of the things, her unfortunate rival. The victory of the Egyptian troops is total and is worth a triumph to Radames, to whom the king offers his daughter Amneris as a reward. But, from glorious hero, Radames will soon become a pariah of his country, brought to betray to betray his own people by entrusting important secrets to Aida, sent by her father, the Ethiopian king Amonasro. Condemned to be to be buried alive, Radames will fully assume his destiny, to the great displeasure of Amneris, ready to do anything to see him live. In the solitude of his tomb, Radames finds Aida who has come to reaffirm her love for him love and die at his side.