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Aida: Grand Théâtre de Genève (2019)

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 32M

Director : Phelim McDermott

Synopsis

British director Phelim McDermott offers the audience a new take on the culture of the people of Ancient Egypt in Aida, one that allows us also to question the world in which we live. This new perspective entails a number of bold creative choices that do not make use of the traditional staging imagery associated with Aida. Aida’s command to Radames — “Ritorna vincitor!” — comes at a price. The triumphal march of the victorious Egyptians is a procession for the coffins of the heroes fallen in battle, the chorus are their grieving kinsfolk. McDermott’s staging resonates keenly with the images of so many civilian and military funerals that crowd our newsfeeds. Here is a triumphal march that does not seek to hide the true, lethal and disastrous nature of war, whatever side you are on.

Actors

Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov
Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov
Serena Farnocchia
Serena Farnocchia
Anna Smirnova
Anna Smirnova
Alexey Markov
Alexey Markov
Donald Thomson
Donald Thomson
Denzil Delaere
Denzil Delaere
Claire de Sévigné
Claire de Sévigné

Crews

Phelim McDermott
Phelim McDermott
Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Writer