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Opera

Aida

Opera in four acts
Giuseppe Verdi
Giorgio Madia
Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski
3 hours 0 minutes

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20 March 18:30, Thursday
20 March, Thursday
18:30
Main Stage
21 March 18:30, Friday
21 March, Friday
18:30
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22 March 17:00, Saturday
22 March, Saturday
17:00
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23 March 17:00, Sunday
23 March, Sunday
17:00
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15 November 18:30, Saturday
15 November, Saturday
18:30
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16 November 17:00, Sunday
16 November, Sunday
17:00
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18 November 18:30, Tuesday
18 November, Tuesday
18:30
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20 November 18:30, Thursday
20 November, Thursday
18:30
Main Stage

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duration
3 hours 0 minutes | 2 intermissions
composer
Giuseppe Verdi
libretto
Antonio Ghislanzoni
World premiere
Kair, 24.12.1871
Polish premiere
Warsaw, 23.11.1875
premiere at the Krakow Opera
14.03.2024
description
‘Aida’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi composed to a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. It was conceived as a special commission by the khediv of Egypt, Isma'il Pasha, for the opening of the Cairo Opera House. The enthusiastic reception of the opera by audiences of the time and its subsequent premieres on world opera stages meant that the story of the Ethiopian princess found its permanent place in the canon of opera literature. The work became one of the pillars of the operatic repertoire, combining the power of Verdi's music with the universal message of love, loyalty and destiny.

The opera is set in ancient Egypt, during the wars between Egypt and Ethiopia. The main character of the opera is the titular Aida, an Ethiopian princess who gets kidnapped and is made into a slave in the Pharaoh's court. Aida hides her royal origins by living in the shadows as a servant. Despite her dramatic situation, she falls in love with the young Egyptian military commander Radames. Their love, though beautiful and mutual, is marked by the stigma of unfulfillment. Radames, appointed as a leader of the army, becomes a symbol of hostile power for Aida and her father Amonasro, the Ethiopian king. The lovers' situation is further complicated by the jealousy of Amneris, Pharaoh's daughter, who has an affection for Radames and uses her position to manipulate others and influence the course of events. The dilemmas of the characters - being torn between love, loyalty to the homeland and duty to the family which lead to an inevitable tragic finale.

The monumentalism of the work, the combination of primal power with timeless elegance and simplicity allows the opera's universal message to resonate with contemporary dilemmas. It is an opera about choices that shape human life, the price of freedom and the power of love that is able to surpass the boundaries of time and space.

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poster by
Julia Elżbieta Słupek

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producers
Music direction | Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski

Direction, choreography, lighting direction | Giorgio Madia

Stage design, costumes | Domenico Franchi

Choir preparation | Andrzej Korzeniowski, Joanna Wójtowicz

Director’s assistant | Agnieszka Sztencel

Music director’s assistant | Joachim Kołpanowicz

Stage designer’s assistant | Giulia Bruschi

Stage manager | Justyna Jarocka-Lejzak, Mateusz Makselon
cast
AIDA | Agnieszka Kuk (21 III), Oksana Nosatova (14, 22 III), Ewa Płonka (16, 20 III), Natalia Rubiś (15, 23 III)

AMNERIS | Monika Ledzion-Porczyńska (21, 23 III), Olga Maroszek (15, 20 III), Olesya Petrova (14, 16, 22 III)

RADAMES | Tomasz Kuk, Giorgi Sturua (14, 16, 21, 23 III), Dominik Sutowicz (15, 20, 22 III)

PHARAOH | Szymon Kobyliński (22 III), Remigiusz Łukomski (15 III), Sebastian Marszałowicz (21 III), Wołodymyr Pańkiw (23 III), Rafał Siwek (14, 16, 20 III)

RAMFIS | Sebastian Marszałowicz (21 III), Wołodymyr Pańkiw (23 III), Szymon Kobyliński (22 III), Remigiusz Łukomski (15 III), Rafał Siwek (14, 16, 20 III)

AMONASRO | Adam Szerszeń (22, 23 III), Stepan Drobit (15, 20, 21 III), Mikołaj Zalasiński (14, 16 III)

PRIESTESS | Zuzanna Caban (20, 23 III), Paula Maciołek (14, 16, 21 III), Karin Wiktor-Kałucka (15, 22 III)

MESSENGER | Michał Błocki (15, 20, 22 III), Vasyl Grokholskyi (14, 16, 21, 23 III)


BALLET GROUP CAST

CAPTAIN | Yauheni Yatskevich, Yauheni Raukuts (14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 III)

AIDA/AMNERIS | Mizuki Kurosawa (15, 20, 22 III), Malika Tokkozhina (14, 16, 21, 23 III)

RADAMES | Javier Arés Cabeza (15, 21 III), Andrea Denei (16, 22 III), Gabriele Togni (14, 20, 23 III)


Choir, Ballet and Orchestra of the Krakow Opera, Choir of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Cracow
CONDUCTOR | MARCIN NAŁĘCZ-NIESIOŁOWSKI

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