Aida

Betrayal is the only option.

Produced by ENO. A co-production with Houston Grand Opera. A collaboration with Improbable.

Aida is a timeless story of duty, love and betrayal amid the clash of war-torn Egypt. Four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, this is opera on a grand scale.

Keri-Lynn Wilson conducted Verdi’s score which contrasted swaggering military marches with tender lyricism. Sharing the title role were two sopranos – Latonia Moore and Morenike Fadayomi – both of whom were making their ENO debuts.

Performers:

Aida: Latonia Moore (28 Sep - 27 Oct 2017) / Morenike Fadayomi (31 Oct - 2 Dec 2017)
Radamès: Gwyn Hughes Jones
Amneris: Michelle DeYoung (28 Sep - 27 Oct 2017) / Dana Beth Miller (31 Oct - 2 Dec 2017)
Amonasro: Musa Ngqungwana
Ramfis: Brindley Sherratt
The King of Egypt: Matthew Best
High Priestess: Eleanor Dennis
Messenger: David Webb

Creative Team:

Conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson / Christian Baldini (10 and 17 November 2017)
Directed by Phelim McDermott
Set design by Tom Pye
Costume design by Kevin Pollard
Lighting design by Bruno Poet
Movement direction by Basil Twist
Translated by Edmund Tracey
Photography by Tristram Kenton