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AIDA.(Review)
BROADCAST OF JANUARY 27, 2001
SPONSORED BY TEXACO OVER THE TEXACO-METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 1:00 P.M.
AIDA
THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Ramfis bass, GENNADY BEZZUBENKOV Radames tenor, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI Amneris mezzo, OLGA BORODINA Aida soprano, DEBORAH VOIGT King bass, HAO JIANG TIAN Messenger tenor, RONALD NALDI Priestess soprano, MARJORIE ELINOR DIX Amonasro baritone, MARK DELAVAN Conducted by JAMES LEVINE Production: Sonja Frisell Set designer: Gianni Quaranta Costume designer: Dada Saligeri Lighting designer: Gil Wechsler Choreographer: Rodney Griffin Stage director: Elizabeth Bachman Chorus master: Raymond Hughes Musical preparation: Dennis Giauque, Jane Klaviter, Joseph Colaneri, Mary Jo Gothmann Assistant stage director: Stephen Pickover Stage band conductor: Gregory Buchalter Prompter: Jane Klaviter Production a gift of Mrs. Donald D. Harrington THE SCENES (Ancient Egypt) Timings (ET) ACT I 1:00-1:38 Sc. 1 Antechamber in the palace at Memphis Sc. 2 Throne room in the palace Sc. 3 Antechamber in the palace Sc. 4 Temple of Ptah ACT II 2:06-2:47 Sc. 1 Amneris's apartments in the palace at Thebes Sc. 2 Public square ACT III Banks of the Nile 3:14-3:47 ACT IV 4:14-4:47 Sc. 1 Forecourt of the hall of judgment Sc. 2 Outside the hall of judgment Sc. 3 Tomb below the temple Announcer: Peter Allen Audio director: Jay David Saks INTERMISSION FEATURES Producer: Michael Bronson Timings Singer's Roundtable 1:38-2:06 Sarah Billinghurst talks to Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Patricia Racette Texaco's Opera Quiz(*) 2:47-3:14 Steven Blier questions Ben Cameron, Cori Ellison, Christopher Purdy "Educating the Passion," 3:47-4:14 by Steven Blier Bridget Paolucci discusses the Verdi Requiem
(*) Send quiz questions to Texaco's Opera Quiz, F.D.R. Station, P.O. Box 805, N.Y.C. 10150, or via Texaco's home page at www.texaco.com.
THE STORY
ACT I. In the royal palace at Memphis, Radames, a young captain of the guard, learns from the high priest, Ramfis, that Ethiopia threatens the Nile valley. Left alone, Radames hopes to be chosen to command the Egyptian army, envisioning a glorious victory so he can free his beloved Aida, slave of Amneris, the King's daughter ("Celeste Aida"). Amneris, who loves Radames, appears and questions him; she senses his feelings for Aida, especially as the slave enters. In the throne room, the King receives a Messenger who confirms that the Ethiopian army is marching on Thebes. The King announces Radames's appointment as commander and leads the assemblage in a battle hymn ("Su! del Nilo"). "Return victorious!" cries Amneris, echoed by the people. Radames is led off amid general rejoicing, and Aida is left alone, appalled that she too has cheered him to victory ("Ritorna vincitor!"), for she is in fact a princess of Ethiopia. Torn by conflicting loyalties, she prays for pity.
- Amneris
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera JOHN WARRACK and EWAN WEST January 1, 1996 700+ words
Amneris. The King of Egypt's daughter (mez) and Aida's rival for Radamès in Verdi's Aida .
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Adcock, Joe May 11, 2001 700+ words
...of captive slaves. One of the slaves is Aida, an Ethiopian princess. Radames gives Aida to Amneris, who uses her as a maid. Radames falls...strong and take leadership. I like the way Aida and Amneris actually bond, they become friends...
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- Newspaper article from: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) March 31, 2007 700+ words
...the love-triangle melodrama of Aida, Amneris and Radames. On the other hand...intense and powerful performance as Aida, the Nubian princess. She is especially...Gods Love Nubia." Leah Allers as Amneris provides welcome comic relief in...
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- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Preston, Rohan March 30, 2001 700+ words
...Radames, his captive Aida and his fiancee Amneris. The director, whose...Nubians. He has assigned Aida (Simone) - a princess...of his betrothed, Amneris (Kelli Fournier...forever. In the opera, Aida and Amneris are enemies. Here...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) January 27, 2005 700+ words
...forceful but was too often clotted. Aida's rival, Amneris, sung by the Russian mezzo...and Irina Mishura are rivals Aida and Amneris, respectively, in the L.A. Opera production of ``Aida,'' at the Dorothy Chandler...
