Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi’s most spectacular and over-the-top opera, in a new production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Verdi’s Aida is one of the most popular operas of all time. It premiered at the Cairo Opera House on Christmas Eve, 1871, and was an immediate commercial success. The plot of Aida is filled with political intrigue, love, betrayal, passion and vengeance, and has captivated audiences for generations.

What piqued general curiosity about this new production of Aida was undoubtedly the operatic debut of Ferzan Ozpetek, a Turkish auteur who, after settling in Italy as a student, has become one of the most prominent directors of Italian cinema in the last decade, directing such acclaimed films as “La finestra di fronte” (Facing Windows) and “Mine Vaganti” (Loose Cannons).

Cast:
- Il Re: Roberto Tagliavini
- Amneris: Luciana D’Intino
- Aida: Hui He
- Radamès: Marco Berti
- Ramfis: Giacomo Prestia
- Amonasro: Ambrogio Maestri

Stage Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Set Design: Dante Ferretti

Live recording from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Firenze 2011

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Subtitle Languages: IT (Original Language), GB, DE, FR, ES, JP, Korean
Running Time: 151 mins
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
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