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Aida
Opera Verdi Europa
Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 7:00
Main Stage - $38
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This great masterpiece of art was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt and had its world premiere in Cairo on Christmas Eve of 1871. It was a huge international success, with distinguished visitors from all over the world. The libretto was based on an outline of a story by the Egyptologist Mariette Bey. He said that it was based on a historical incident, but never did say when it occurred, except “in the time of the Pharaohs”. That was a rather long stretch since the Pharaohs ruled from 5004 B.C. to A.D. 318. Whenever it was, however, there was trouble between Egypt and Ethiopia. When one thinks of “grand opera” Aida immediately comes to mind and it has been the pet showpiece of practically every opera company in the world ever since its premiere. This fully-staged production of Aida will be performed with orchestra and will be sung in Italian with projected supertitles. Join us for this grand “grand opera.”
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