Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Saturday, October, 24, 2009 (1 PM ET / 10 AM PT)
Expected Running time: 4 hours. 2 intermissions
The Ultimate Stage Spectacle - The Met: Live in HD on movie theatre screens nationally. The broadcast of Verdi’s opera Aida will be presented live for only one day on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT in select movie theatres.
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.
An encore presentation of this performance will be exhibited in select movie theatres on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 6:30 PM in all time zones.
Click here for complete information about The Met: Live in HD series, including ticketing.
Casting subject to change.
Running time is approximate.
