Aida
Item
Record ID
1288
Identifier
90879
Genre
Work Title
Aida
Uniform Title
Aida
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met
Composer
Text Author
Ghislanzoni, Aantonio
Production Year
2018
Transmission/Release Date
2018-10-06 (Theater transmission) ; 2019-01-20 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Luisotti, Nicola
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera
Soloists
Anna Netrebko (Aida) ; Alexsandrs Antonenko (Radam`es) ; Anita Rachvelishvili (Amneris) ; Quinn Kelsey (Amonasro) ; Dmitry Beloselskiy (Ramfis) ; Ryan Speedo Green (King) ; Arseny Yakovlev (Messenger) ; Gabriella Reyes (Priestess) ; Jennifer Cadden ; Bradley Shelver (Dancers)
Participants
Isabel Leonard (Host)
TV/Film Director
Halvorson, Gary
Stage Director
Frisell, Sonja
Sets
Quaranta, Gianni
Costumes
Saligeri, Dada
Choreography
Ratmansky, Alexei
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Company, Inc.
Producer
Bongiovanni Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
Features: Leonard and Gelb pre-curtain season opener interview. Leonard backstage interviews with Netrebko, Rachvelishvili, Green, Kelsey, Antonenko and in Met Archives with Peter Clark and William Berger on past great Aida cast members. Leonard interview with John Sellars about stage lifts and wagons and with Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna with video clip of Act I duet of upcoming Samson and Dalila HD production. Video promo of remainder of 2018-19 HD season.
Duration
ca.220'
Company
Metropolitan Opera
Sourcemat
DLCAT - 379