Verdi’s Aida (The Met 2025)
Genre
OPERA
Release Date
27 Apr 2025 (Sun)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
233 Minutes
Language
Italian
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Michael Mayer
Cast
Angel Blue, Judit Kutasi, Piotr Becza?a, Quinn Kelsey, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Morris Robinson
Synopsis
Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for the premiere of Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris. Leading tenors Piotr Becza?a as the soldier Radamès, who completes the greatest love triangle in the repertory. The all-star cast also features baritones Quinn Kelsey as Amonasro, basses Dmitry Belosselskiy as Ramfis and Morris Robinson as the king.
Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for the premiere of Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris. Leading tenors Piotr Becza?a as the soldier Radamès, who completes the greatest love triangle in the repertory. The all-star cast also features baritones Quinn Kelsey as Amonasro, basses Dmitry Belosselskiy as Ramfis and Morris Robinson as the king.
