Aida

2015 2h 31m EN

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Synopsis

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Any performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida at La Scala, Milan, is guaranteed to be an experience – but, when it’s a new production, it becomes a major event, especially given the theatre’s notoriously critical audience. Legendary stage director Peter Stein succeeds in delivering a lucid production acclaimed in equal measure by the press and public: “a perfect coup de théâtre” (Giornale della musica). A “stellar cast” (La Stampa) contributes to the production’s success under the musical direction of Verdi specialist Zubin Mehta, who leads the orchestra in a “gorgeously colourful performance”, while “the entire ensemble is brilliant in its portrayal of the characters” (Die Presse).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carlo Colombara
Il Re
Anita Rachvelishvili
Amneris
Kristin Lewis
Aida
Fabio Sartori
Radamès
Matti Salminen
Ramfis
George Gagnidze
Amonasro
Azer Rza-Zada
Messaggero
Chiara Isotton
La Gran Sacerdotessa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Stein
Languages: Italian
Countries: Austria

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 5

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

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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5 / 5

CAST

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Carlo Colombara and Anita Rachvelishvili and Kristin Lewis carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Peter Stein directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Carlo Colombara and Anita Rachvelishvili and Kristin Lewis carry the top of the cast.