Verdi: Aida (2006)

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Early recordings of Franco Zeffirelli's 2006 production of Verdi's opera which saw Roberto Alagna's high-profile exit during the second performance. Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida.

Cast

Violeta Urmana

Aida

Roberto Alagna

Radamès

Ildikó Komlósi

Amnéris

Giorgio Giuseppini

Ramfis

Carlo Guelfi

Amonasro

Marco Spotti

The King

Sae-kyung Rim

A Priestess

Antonello Ceron

A Messenger

Riccardo Chailly

Conductor

Orchestra della Scala