Difference between revisions of "Aida"
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1985: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (16 March – 10 April) | 1985: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (16 March – 10 April) | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 1 March 2024
Aida is a four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
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The original text
A political drama centred around power struggles and jealousies; Aida tells the tale of an Ethiopian princess (Aida) who has been kidnapped in Egypt. She falls in love with General Radames who has been chosen to lead a war with Ethiopia, and the opera follows the conflict of Aida’s love for the General and her country. Against the backdrop of war and loyalty, emotions and loyalties are tested – leading to tragic consequences.
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Performance history in South Africa
1933: Presented by African Consolidated Theatres at the Alhambra Theatre, conducted by William Pickerill.
1985: Presented by CAPAB Opera (16 March – 10 April)
1988: Presented by CAPAB Opera, with soprano Virginia Davids in the title role (13–31 August)
1991: Presented by CAPAB Opera (24 April – 13 May)
1993: Presented by CAPAB Opera (27 September – 17 October)
1999: Presented by Cape Town Opera (2–17 October)
2002: Presented by Cape Town Opera (1–17 August)
2008: Presented by Cape Town Opera (2–10 October)
Sources
'Discover Aida'. ENO. https://www.eno.org/operas/aida/
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.
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