Aïda
2000
DVD
The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 videodisc (158 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm + 1 booklet
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
Notes:
- "This DVD is on permanent loan from The Edmonton Opera Guild".
- Compact videodisc.
- Home use only. Public performance rights NOT included.
- Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
- Opera in 4 acts.
- Executive producer, Peter Gelb ; video director, Brian Large ; audio director, Jay David Saks ; stage production, Sonja Frisell ; set designer, Gianni Quaranta.
- Aprile Millo (Aida), Placido Domingo (Radamès), Dolora Zajick (Amneris), Sherrill Milnes (Amonasro), Paata Burchuladze (Ramfis), Dimitri Kavrakos (Il Re dell'Egitto) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine, conductor ; David Stivender, chorus master ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet ; Rodney Griffin, choreographer.
- Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Oct. 1988.
- Also available as VHS.
- DVD.
- Home use only.
- Program notes and synopsis translated from the Italian, in English, French and German (21 p. : ill. (some col.)) inserted in container.
- Sung in Italian ; with English, German, French or Chinese subtitles.
- Emmy Award winner, Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts, 1989-90.
Publisher or Distributor Number:
- 073 001-9
- 073 001-9
- 440 073 001-9
Control Number: 3142273
UPC: 044007300190
Publisher: Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2000, p1991]Subjects:
Genre: Video recordings.
Other Authors:
- Burchuladze, Paata.
- Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
- Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
- Griffin, Rodney.
- Kavrakos, Dimitri.
- Large, Brian.
- Levine, James, 1943-2021.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Ballet.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra.
- Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm)
- Millo, Aprile.
- Milnes, Sherrill.
- Stivender, David.
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda.
- Zajick, Dolora.