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AidaOpera in Four Acts Music by Giuseppe Verdi Text in Italian by Antonio Ghislanzoni World Premiere: Cairo, Egypt, December 24, 1871 U.S. Premiere: New York, Academy of Music, November 26, 1873 Metropolitan Opera Premiere: November 12, 1886 |
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Cast & Characters
The Cast
Conductor: Paolo Carignani
Aida: Hui He
Amneris: Dolora Zajick
Radamès: Salvatore Licitra
Amonasro: Carlo Guelfi
Ramfis: Carlo Colombara
The King: Stefan Kocán
The Characters
Aida (soprano): Ethiopian slave and daughter of Amonasro, the Ethiopian King; in love with Radames.
Amneris (mezzo-soprano): Daughter of the Egyptian Pharaoh, she is also in love with Radames.
Radames (tenor): Young Egyptian warrior in love with Aida.
Amonasro (baritone): Ethiopian King and Aida's father.
The Pharaoh (bass): Egyptian king and Amneris' father.
Ramfis (bass): high Egyptian priest of the goddess Isis.

