Aida

Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe

Librettist/Text Author: Ghislanzoni, Antonio

Libretto Source: Mariette, Auguste

Conductor: Martinez, Miguel

Orchestra: Liceu Grand Theatre Orchestra

Chorus: Liceu Grand Theatre Chorus

Chorus Master: Basso, Jose Luis

Aida: Dessi, Daniela

Amneris: Fiorillo, Elisabetta

Amonasro: Pons, Juan

Il Re: Palatchi, Stefano

Messaggero: Fado, Josep

Radames: Armiliato, Fabio

Ramfis: Scandiuzzi, Roberto

Sacerdotessa: Nebot, Ana

Set Designer: Cabanes, Josep Mestres

Costume Designer: Squarciapino, Franca

Lighting Designer: Faura, Albert

Choreographer: Oller, Ramon

Stage Director: Gutierrez, Jose Antonio

Television Producer: Farre, Maria Lluisa

Television Director: Bargallo, Toni

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Date of Production: 24-07-2003

Venue: Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

Playing Time: 03:06:15

Catalogue Number: OA0894D

UPC: 0809478000945

Libretto

Aida (NTSC)

Synopsis

Aida (NTSC)

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Filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Daniela Dessi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Fabio Armiliato, Juan Pons and Roberto Scandiuzzi lead the cast in the renowned period production filmed in 2003 against the historic paper trompe-l'oeil sets painted between 1936-45 by Josep Mestres Cabanes, the last representative of the old Catalan school of scenography. Mestres Cabanes worked on his Aida vision for eight years. The opulent staging he created in 1945 is here in every detail. The seven magnificent sets he painted for Aida in 1945 have been subtly and painstakingly restored by Jordi Castells and his team - revealing the palaces, temples and surroundings of Memphis and Thebes which the set designer had wanted to evoke in his historical yet also fantasy-like vision.

These fascinating sets are not just realistic - but also magical in the theatrical sense. Mestres Cabanes loved the theatre which he had been exploring for over a quarter of a century. His sets are dramatic and visceral, conceived for stage action, conveying the dynamic tensions proper to each part of the work ?EUR" intimate, epic, severe, sensual, troubled and tragic.

Bonus features:

- Scenographer Josep Mestres Cabanes at the Liceu
- Illustrated synopsis