| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Aida | Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni |
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| Gergely Kesselyák | Conductor | |
| Tamás Pal | Conductor | |
| István Dénes | Conductor | |
| János Mohácsi | Director | |
| Khell Zsolt | Set Designer | |
| Kriszta Remete | Costume Designer | |
| Johanna Bodor | Choreography | |
| Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | ||
| Radostina Nikolaeva | Soprano | Aida |
| Tünde Szabóki | Soprano | Aida |
| Anikó Bakonyi | Soprano | Aida |
| Ildikó Komlósi | Mezzo-soprano | Amneris |
| Erika Gál | Mezzo-soprano | Amneris |
| Stuart Neill | Tenor | Radamès |
| Attila Fekete | Tenor | Radamès |
| Mihály Kálmándy | Baritone | Amonasro |
| Anatoliy Fokanov | Baritone | Amonasro |
| István Kovács | Bass | King of Egypt |
| Krisztián Cser | Bass | King of Egypt |
| András Palerdi | Bass | Ramfis |
| István Rácz | Bass | Ramfis |
| Melinda Heiter | Soprano | Priestess |
The vulnerable protagonists of Aida face an agonising moral dilemma: to what should they be loyal? To their homelands? To their families? Or to their love
The story of Aida is a product of war: not only in its writing, but on the stage as well. The sounds of war resonate throughout the tale of the captive Ethiopian princess and king, and the Egyptian commander brought down by and for love. Although Egypt wins a pyrrhic victory, this triumph desired by so many brings ruin to all who wished for it.
This is a story about war, a topic as old as man and which will continue as long as our species. War chooses life or death for millions, divides families and lovers, and permeates warring countries and their people of every order and rank, from pharaoh to slave.
But there is one thing that can never be vanquished: the purity of the soul.
