Verdi: Aida

2012 2h 34m IT

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Synopsis

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Set in Memphis and Thebes during the time of the pharaohs, the story centres on a love affair between Aida, an Ethiopian slave owned by Amneris, the pharaoh’s daughter, and Radamès, a captain in the Egyptian guard. Their relationship is thwarted by the armed conflict between their two peoples and the jealousy of Amneris, who is in love with Radamès. ‘Aida’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni based on a plot by Auguste Mariette, premiered on 24 December 1871 at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo. From the box set ‘Tutto Verdi’, featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 1 and 5 February 2012.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susanna Branchini
Aida
Carlo Malinverno
The King
Mariana Pentcheva
Amnéris
Walter Fraccaro
Radamès
Alberto Gazale
Amonasro
George Andguladze
Ramfis
Cosimo Vassallo
A Messenger
Yu Guanqun
A Priestess

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Franconi Lee
Writers: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Susanna Branchini and Carlo Malinverno and Mariana Pentcheva carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2813000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joseph Franconi Lee directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Susanna Branchini and Carlo Malinverno and Mariana Pentcheva carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2813000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 154 min · 2h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): T
IMDB: Verdi: Aida (2012)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.