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[The Ethiopian Slave.]
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BOA* daughter of Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, has been led into captivity by tlie Egyptians. While in bondage, she conceives a tender passion for Radames, a young Egyptian warrior, who warmly responds to her affection. The opening incidents of the opera disclose these facts, and set forth, besides, the choice of Radames as leader of an expedition against the invading forces of Ethiopia, and the love, still unrevealed, of Amneris, daughter of Egypt's sovereign, for the fortune-favored chieftain. Am- neris suspects the existence of a rival, but does not learn the truth until Radames returns victorious. The second act commences with a scene between the Princess and the slave. Amneris wrests from Aida the secret she longs and yet dreads to fathom, and direhate at once possesses her. Radames comes back, laden with spoils. Among his prisoners—his rank being unknown to his captors—is Amonasro, father of Aida. Radames asks of his Sovereign that the captives be freed. The King consents to releasing all of them except Aida and Amonasro. The Monarch then bestows upon the unwilling Radames the hand of Amneris, and, amid songs of jubilation, the act terminates. In the Third Act, the marriage of Amneris and Radames is on the eve of celebration. Radames, however, is devotedly attached to Aida, and the maiden, urged thereunto by Amonasro, seeks to persuade the soldier to flee to Ethiopia and turn his sword against his native land. Without resolving upon the act of treachery, Radames lends an ear to her supplications. The party is about to take to flight, when the High Priest, Ramphis, and Am- neris, both of whom have overheard the lovers, appear. Aida and Amonasro, on the advice of Radames, escape. Radames remains to await his fate. This is speedily decided. Radames, in Act the Fourth, is tried on a charge of treason. Amneris, repentant, vainly endeavors to save his life, for the lover of Aida scorns to renounce her, and is deaf to the entreaties of the daughter of the King, whose jealousy, as Amneris herself is aware, has brought about his downfall. The denouement is not long delayed.
The final picture shows the interior of the Temple of Vulcan. On high is tlie hall of worship ; below, the vault in which Radames, doomed to die, is interred alive by the priests. As the stone is sealed over his head, Aida, who has awaited Radames in the tomb, rises before him. The lovers are locked in a last embrace as Amneris, heart-broken, kneels in prayer on the marble which parts from the living the couple now united in death. Aida was written at the request of the Khedive of Egypt, and first perfonned at Cairo in 18T0. Its production in America, before its performance in either London or Paris, is creditable to the enterprise and liberality of Mr. Strakosch. Below, we give the cast of the Opera at the Academy of Music, N. Y., November 2Gth, 18T3.
CHARACTERS REPRESENTED. AIDA, an Ethiopian Slave, Soprano, Mile Torriani. AMNERIS, daughter of the King of Egypt, Contralto, Miss Annie Louise Cary. AMONASRO, King of Ethiopia, father of Aida, Baritone, M. Victor Maurel. RADAMES, Captain of the Guard, Tenor, Sig. Italio Campanini. RAMPHIS, High Priest, Bass, Sig. Nanneli. KING OF EGYPT, Bass. Sig. Scolara. MESSENGER, Tenor, Sig. Boy.
Priests, Soldiers, Ethiopian Slaves and Prisoners, Egyptians, etc. SOEHSTE. Memphis and Thebes, during the epoch of the Pharaohs.
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EaZZ tn the Palace of the King at Memphis.
To the right and left a colonnade with statues and flowering shrubs. At the back a grand gate, from which may be seen the temples and palaces of Memphis, and the Pyramids. Radames and Ramphis
Ramphis. Yes, a report runs that the Ethiopian Amneris. Has not another dream dares More gentle—more sweet Again defy us, and the valley of the Nile Spoken to thy heart ? Hast thou not in Mem- And Thebes to threaten.—A messenger shortly phis, Will bring the truth. Desires—hopes ? Radames. The sacred Isis Radames. 1 1 —(What a question I Didst thou consult ? Perhaps—the hidden love Ramphis. She has named Which bums my heart, she has discovered Of the Egyptian phalanxes The name of her slave The supreme leader. She reads in my thoughts !) Radames. Oh ! happy I man Amneris. (Oh ! woe, if another love Ramphis. (with meaning, gazing at Radames.) Should burn in his heart Young and brave is he. Now to the King Woe, if my search should penetrate I convey the decrees of the goddess. [^Ilxit. This fatal mystery Radames. (alone. ) If that warrior [Enter Aida. I were ! If my dream Radames, (seeing Aida.) She 1 Should be verified 1 An army of brave men Amneris. (He is moved 1 And what Led by me—victory—^the applause A glance he turns to her 1 Of all Memphis 1 —And to thee, my sweet Aida, Aida ! My rival To return, crowned with laurels 1 Perhaps is she ?) To say to thee : for thee I have fought, and for (after a short silence turning to Aida) thee conquered I Come, sweet one, Celestial Aida, divine form, approach 1 Slave nor servant art thou Mystic garland of light and flowers Here where in sweet Of my thoughts thou art the queen. bond I have called thee sister Of my life thou art the splendor. Weepest thou ? Of thy I would give back to thee thy beautiful heaven, tears Reveal to the The sweet breezes of thy native land me secret. Aida. Oh me ! I hear rage A regal chaplet on thy tresses I would place, The horrid cry of war And erect for thee a throne near the sun. [Enter Amneris. For the unhappy country, For myself for you I am in fear. Amneris. What unwonted fire in thy glance — Amneris. Speakest thou the truth ? Does not With what noble pride glows thy face 1 A graver care agitate thee ? Worthy of envy—oh, how much Would be the woman whose beloved aspect (Aida casts down her eyes and tries to hide her emotion.) Should awaken in thee this light of joy I Radames. With an adventurous dream Amneris, (regarding Aida.) (Tremble, wretch-
My heart was blessed. To day the goddess ed slave, ah I tremble the Declared name of the warrior who to the field Lest I should descend into your heart I The Egyptian troops shall lead—If I were Tremble, lest those tears and that blush To such honor destined I Should teach me the truth.)
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An)A. (No, for the afflicted country alone That in the power of the gods alone The heart groans not Lies the fate of warriors. The tear which I shed Ministers and Captains. Upl Of the Nile't Is for an unhappy love.) sacred shore Radames, (regarding Amnebis.) (In her face Be our breasts the barrier flashes Let but one cry resound:
Anger and suspicion War and death to the foreigner 1 Woe if she reads Radames. Hol}'^ rage of glory The hidden love in our hearts I) Fills all my soul
(Enter the Kino, preceded by his guards, and fol- Up 1 Let us rush to victory
lowed by Ramphis, his Ministers, Priests, War and death to the foreigner I Captains, etc. An officer of the Palace^ and Amneris, (bringing a banner and consigning it to afterwards a Messenger.) Radames). From my hand receive, leader,
The King. Great cause summons you, The glorious standard : faithful Egyptians, around your King. Be it thy guide, be it thy light From the confines of Ethiopia a Messenger On the path of glory. Just now arrived—grave news he brings. AiDA. (For whom do I weep ? For whom pray ? Be pleased to hear him. What power binds me to him I
( To an officer) Let the Messenger come forward I I must love him—And this man Messenger. The sacred soil of Egypt is invaded Is an enemy—an alien !)
By the barbarous Ethiopians—Our fields All. War 1 war ! extermination to the invader t Are devastated—the crops burned Go Radames, return conqu<',ror! And emboldened by the easy victory the depre- [Exeunt all but Aida.
dators Aida. Return victorious I—And from my lips Already march on Thebes. Went forth the impious word ! —Conqueror
All. They dare so much I Of my father—of him who takes arms Messenger. A warrior indomitable and fierce For me—to give to me again Conducts them—Amonasro. A country, a kingdom! And the illustrious
All. The King 1 name Atda. (My father.') Which here I am forced to conceal. Conqueror Messenger. Already Thebes is in arms, and from Of my brothers, with whosj dear blood the hundred gates I see him stained, triumph; nt in the applause Breaks forth upon the invading barbarian, Of the Egyptian hosts—Ar.d behind his chariot Carrying war and death. A King—my father—boun I with chains 1
The King. Yes, be war and death our cry. The insane word forget, i^ods 1 All. War! Warl Return the daughter to the bosom of her father 5 The King. Tremendous, inexorable. Destroy the squadrons of our oppressors!
(addressing Radames) Unhappy one I What did j say ? Of our unconquered legions And my love can I ever forget. Venerated Isis This fervid love which opp esses and enslaves, Has already designated the supreme leader As the sun's ray which noT<- blesses me ? Radames. Shall I call death on Radames
All. Radames On him whom 1 love so much 1
Radames. Thanks be to the Gods I Ah 1 Never on earth was htart torn My prayers are answered. By more cruel agonies. Amneris. (He leader I) The sacred names of father, of lover, AiDA. (I tremble). I can neither utter, nor remember The King. Now move, warrior. For the one—for the other—confused—trem- To the temple of Vulcan.—Gird thee I would weep— I would pray. [bling, With the sacred arms and fly to victory. But my prayer changes to blasphemy sighs Up 1 To the sacred bank of the Nile My tears are a crime—my a wrong Hasten, Egyptian heroes In dense niglit the mind is lost From every heart let burst the cry, And in the cruel anguish I would die. War and death to the foreigner gods, have pity on my siiflerings I
Ramphis and Priests. Glory to tUe Gods 1 Re- Hope I have not- for my grief member all, A fatal love— dreadful love— That they rule events-^ Divides my heart - makes me die 1 [^Ssit, ! ; ; — ! — —)
AIDA. SCENE SECOND.
Interior of the Temple of Vulcan at Memphis.
A mysterious light descends from above. A long row of columns, one behind another, is lost in the darkness. Statues of various deities. In the middle of the scene, above a platform covered with carpet, rises the altar, surmounted by sacred emblems. From golden tripods rises the smoke of in- cense. Priests and Priestesses. Ramphis at the foot of the altar. Afterwards Radames. The song of the Rriestesses accompanied by harps is heard from, the interior.
Priestesses, (in the interior.) Infinite Phthah, (Radames enters unarmed. While he goes to the of the world altar the Priestesses execute the sacred dance. Animating spirit, On the head of Radames is placed a silver veil.
We invoke thee 1 Ramphis. Mortal, beloved of the gods, to thee Infinite Phthah, of the world Is confided the fate of Egypt—Let the holy The fructifying spirit, sword "We invoke thee Tempered by the gods, in thy hand become Fire uncreate, eternal. To the enemy terror, a thunderbolt, death. Whence the sun has light, Turning himself to the god.)
We invoke thee I God, guardian and avenger Of this sacred land, Priests. Thou who from nothing hast made Spread thy hand The waters, the earth and the heavens, Over the Egyptian soil. We invoke thee Radames. God, who art leader and arbiter God, who of thy spirit Of every human war Art son and father, Protect thou and defend
We invoke thee 1 The sacred soil of Egypt. Life of the universe ( While Radames is being invested with the conse- Gift of eternal love crated armor the Priests and Priestesses re- We invoke thee 1 sume the religious hymn and mystic dance. END OF ACT FIRST. A.CT SECOND. SCENE FIEST.
A hall in the apartments of Amneris,
Amneris surrounded by female Slaves who are adorning her for the triumphant festival, From tripods arise aromatic perfumes. Moorish slave boys dance.
Slave Girls. Thou who amidst hymns and Amneris. (Come my love, revive me Raisest thy flight in glory [plaudits Again with thy dear voice 1 ' Terrible even as a god ! Silence I Aida approaches us— Effulgent as the snn. Daughter of the vanquished, her grief to me is Come, on thy tresaes rain sacred. Laurels and floweis interwoven {At a sign from Amneris all withdraw to a dis- Let the songs of glory sound tance) With the songs of Love. In seeing her again, the fearful doubt Amneris. (Come, my love, intoxicate me Awakens itself within me Make my heart blessed !) Let the fatal mystery be at last rent. f^LAVE Girls. Now where are the barbarian {Enter Aida.) Hordes of the foreigner? Amneris, {to Aida with feigned affection) The Like a mist they scatter fate of arms was deadly to thy people 1 At the breath of the warrior. Poor Aida ! —the grief
Com<; : gather the reward Which weighs down thy heart I share with thee. Of glory, conqueror I am thy friend Victory smiled upon thee— Thou shalt have all from me—thou shalt live Love shall smile ui)on thee. happy l^ — ———!; ; — —. — ! ! — ; ; —! — — ! — —
AiDA. Can I be liappy Aida. I
Far from my native land—here where nnknown Amneris. Lie not I To me is the fate of father and brothers ? Yet one word, and I shall know the truth!
Amneris. Deeply do I pity thee 1 Nevertheless Look me in the face
The ills of this world have an end, Time will heal I deceive thee—Radames lives I The anguish of thy heart. Aida, (with exaltation falling on her knees.) He
And more than time—a powerful god—love. lives I AiDA, {Much moved) (^Lovel love 1—joy—tor- Thanks be to the gods
ture ' Amneris. And hopest thou still to deceive me 1
Sweet madness—cruel pang 1 Yes—thou lovest him—But I love him In thy pains—I feel life (with increasing fury.) One smile of thine—discloses heaven). I also—comprehendest thou ? —I am thy rival Amneris, {Looking fixedly at Aida.) (Ah that A daughter of the Pharaohs
pallor—that disorder Aida. (with pride, raising herself.) My rival 1 Reveal the mystery—fever of love. It may well be—Also I To question her, I am almost afraid— I am such I share the anguish of her terror). (restraining herself.) ? ( Fixing her eyes on Aida) What am I saying —pity—pardon I Well ! what new passion Take pity on my grief. Assails thee, gentle Aida ? It is true. I love him with a great love Thy secrets reveal to me, Thou art happy, thou art powerful, Trust thee to my love I live only for his love.
Among the brave men who fought Amneris. Tremble, vile slave I Let thy heart To the injury of thy country break
Some one—a gentle grief This love may point thy death I Perhaps—has awakened in thy heart 7 Of thy destiny I am the arbiter. Aida. Of what speakest thou ? The demons of hatred and revenge I have in my Amneris. To all heart. (sounds within.) Fate does not show herself cruel— Ah, the pomp which approaches If on the field the intrepid leader With me, O slave, thou shalt assist j Falls wounded to death. Thou prostrate in the dust,
Aida. What saidst thou I ah misery I— I on the throne beside the King. Amneris. Yes—Radames by thy people Come. Follow me. And thou shalt learu Was slain—And canst thou weep ? If thou canst contend with me.
Aida. For ever I shall weep 1 Aida. Ah 1 pity I What more remains to me ? Amneris. The gods have avenged thee My life is a desert Aida. The gods were ever adverse to me Live and reign, thy rage Amneris, (breaking forth with anger,) Ahl trem- I will quickly appease.
ble 1 I read thy heart— This love which angers thee
Thou lovest him I In the tomb I will extinguish.
SCENE SECOND.
An entrance to the City of Thebes,
In front a group of palms. To the right the temple of Ammon, to the left a throne surmounted by a purple canopy. At the hack a triumphal gate. The scene is crowded with people.
Enter the Kino followed by Ministers, Priests, Captains, fan-bearers, ensign-bearers, etc., etc. After' wards AuT:iEB.i8, with AiifA, and slaveSc The King seats himself on the throne, Amneris jsZacea herself to the left of the King.
People. Glory to Egj^pt, and to Isis In the hair of the conqueroi. Who the sacred soil protects Let us dance, daughters of Egypt, To the king who i-ules the Delto, The mystic dances, Festal hyms let us raise As around the sun
Come, O champion warrior, Dance the stars of heaven 1 Come to rejoice with us Priests. To the supreme arbiters of victory In the path of the heroes Raise your eyes Laurels and flowers let us strew. Render thanks to the gods Women. Weave the lotus with the laurel For this happy day. ! — —; — ; ! ——! —; —— !——— : ;
AID A.
Thus for us with glory- Radames, (fixing his eyes on Aida.) The sorrow Ma ' the future be marked, which speaks in that face Kor may that fate seize us Renders it more beautiful to my sight, That struck the barbarians. Every drop of the beloved tears (The Egyptian troops, preceded by trumpets, Reanimates love in my breast.)
defile before the Kino. The chariots of war fol- Amneris. (What glances on her he turns 1 low the ensigns, the sacred vases and the statues of With what flame their faces flash! the gods—A troop of dancing girls who carry To such a fate as this am I destined ? the treasures of the defeated. And lastly, Rad- Revenge groans in my heart.) AMES, under a canopy borne by twelve Officers. King. Now that events smile favorably upon us The King, {who descends from the throne to em- To these people let us show ourselves merciful brace Radames.) Saviour of thy country I Pity ascends grateful to the gods salute thee, And confirms the power of princes. Come, and let my daughter with her own hand Radames, (to the King.) King! by the sacrecl Place upon you the triumphal crown. gods. (Radames bowes before Amneris, who places the By the splendor of thy crown, crown upon him.) Thou sworest to fulfil thy vow The King, (to Radames.) Now ask of me The King. 1 swore. What thou most wishest. Nothing denied to Radames. Well: of thee for the Ethiopian thee prisoners. On such a day shall be—I swear it Life I demand and liberty. By my crown, by the sacred gods Amneris. (For all ?)
Radames. Deign first to let the prisoners Priests. Death to the enemies of the country I
Be drawn up before thee. People, Grace for the unhappy ! {Enter between guards the Ethiopian prisoners, Ramphis. Listen, O King!
Amonasro last, dressed as an officer.) ( To Radames > Even thou
I I ?— AiDA. What do see He ^my father I Young hero, listen to wise counsel A.LL. Her father They are enemies, and they are warriors—
Amneris. In our power 1 They have revenge in their hearts. AiDA. Thou prisoner ? Emboldened by the pardon
Amonasro, (softly to Aida.) Betray me not I They will run to arms again. The King, (to Amonasro.) Draw thou near Radames. Amonasro the warrior King slain. Then— thou art? No hope remains to the vanquished. Amonasro. Her father.—I also fought Ramphis. At least Was conquered, and death I sought in vain. As an earnest of peace and security, among us (Pointing to the uniform, in which he is dresssd) With her father let Aida remain This livery that I wear may tell you Let the rest be free That I have defended my king and my country. The King. To thy counsel I yield. Fate was hostile to our arms Of security and peace a better pledge Vain was the courage of the brave I will now give.—Radames, the country At my feet in the dust extended Owes all to thee—The hand of Amneris Lay the King, transfixed by many wounds Be thy reward. Over Egypt some day If the love of country is a crime With her shalt thou reign.
We are all criminals, all ready to die Amneris. Now let the slave come [dares I ( Turning to the King, with a supplicating accent,) Let her come to take my love from me—if she But thou, King, thou puissant lord, The King. Glory to Egypt, and to Isis Be merciful to those men Who the sacred soil defends To-day we are stricken by fate, Weave the lotus with the laurel
To-morrow fate may smite you. In the hair of the victors I
AiDA, Prisoners and Female Slaves. Yes : by Priests. Hymns let us raise to Isis the gods we are stricken Who the sacred soil defends I ; Thy pity, thy mercy we implore Let us pray that the fates may ever smile
Ah I May you never have to suflfer Propitious on our country. is What now given to us to suffer I Aida. (What hope more remains to me ? Ramphis, Priests. Destroy, King, these sav- To him glory and the throne
age hordes I To me oblivion—the tears
Close your heart to their perfidious voices I Of hopeless love). By the gods they were doomed to death. Prisoners. Glory to the merciful Egyptian
Let the will of the gods be accomplished I Who has unloosed our fetters. People. Priests your anger soften. Who restores to us the free
The humble pra3'er of the conquered hear, Paths of our native land 1 And thou O King, powerful and strong Radames. (The thunder of the adverse gods Open thy thoughts to mercy. On my head descends ! — ! ; ! ———: :
AIDA.
Ah I no 1 the throne of Egypt Amonasro, {to Aida). Take heart, for thy country Is not worth the heart of Aida). Expect happy events For us the dawn of vengeance Amneris. (By the unexpected joy Is already near. I am intoxicated People. Glory to Egypt and to Isis ; Who the sacred soil defends 1 All in one day are fulfilled Weave the lotus with the laurel The dreams of my heart). In the hair of the victors 1 END OF ACT SECOND, A.CT THIRD. SCENE FIEST.
The banks of the Nile.
Rocks of granite, among which grow palm-trees. On the top of the rocks the Temple of Isis kalfc cealed among the foliage. It is star-light and bright moonlight.
Choeus, (in the Temple.) thou, who art of Alas I the dream of love is banished Osiris my country, I shall never see thee again I Mother immortal and spouse, Goddess who awakenest the beatings [Enter Amonasro.]
In the hearts of human creatures. Aida. Heavens ! my father 1 Come, piteous, to our help, Amonasro. Grave occasion
Mother of eternal love 1 Leads me to thee Aida. Nothing escapes (From a boat which approaches the shore descends My sight—thou art destroying thyself with lo\o Amneris, Ramphis and some women closely For Radames—he loves thee—and here thou veiled, and Guards.^ awaitest him. Ramphis, (to Amneris.) Come to the temple of The daughter of the Pharaohs is thy rival
Isis. On the eve An infamous race, abhorred and fatal to us I Of thy nuptials implore Aida. And I am in her power 1 —I, the daughter The favor of the goddess. Isis rules Of Amonasro
The heart of mortals—every mystery Amonasro. In her power ! No ! If thou wishest, Of mankind to her is known. This powerful rival thou shalt defeat. A.MNERIS. Yes: I will pray that Radames may And country, and throne, and love all shall be give me thine His whole heart, as mine to him Thou shall see again the balmy forest.
Is consecrated forever. The fresh valleys, our temi)les of gold I Ramphis. Let us enter. Aida, (with transport). I shall see again the balmy Thou shalt pray till dawn—I shall be with thee. forests £All enter the temple. The chorus repeats the Our valleys—our temples of gold sacred song."] Amonasro. Happy bride of him whom thou lovest
Aida, (enters cautiously, covered with a veil.) so much, ,
—Here Radames will come. What would he say Great rejoicings shall be thine I to me? Aida. One day only of such sweet enchantment.
I tremble—Ah ! If thou comest One hour of such joy—and then to die ! To give me, O cruel one, the last farewell, Amonasro. Nevertheless thou rememberest that The deep water of the Nile the merciless Egyptian Shall give me a tomb—and peace perhaps—and Profaned our houses, temples, and altars oblivion. He drew in fetters the ravished virgins
azure heavens 1 sweet breezes of my native Mothers, old men and children he destroyed.
land Aida. Ah ! well I remember those unhappy days
Where the serene morning beamed on me I 1 remember the grief that my heart suflered.
O green hills ! perfumed shores 1 Ah 1 return to us, gods,
O my country, shall I ever see thee more 1 The longed-for dawn of peaceful days. O fresh valle^^s, blessed abode of peace Amonasro. Delay not. In arms now are aroused
Which once was promised by love 1 Our people—Every thing is ready— ! —! — — ——:! ——! — —— — — ! ——; —! — —
AID A.
"Victory we shall have. It only remains for me Aida. And how to know Hopest thou to free thyself from the love of What path the enemy will follow. Amneris, A-iDA. Who will be able to discover it f From the King's will, from the vows of thy people. A.M0NASR0. Thyselfl From the wrath of the priests ? A.IDA. I Radames. Hear me, Aida. A.M0NASR0. Radaraes will come here soon—^He To the fierce pant of a new war loves thee The land of Ethiopia has re-awakened, He leads the Egyptians—Dost thou understand ? Thy people already invade our country, AiDA. Horror I shall be leader of the Egyptians.
What dost thou counsel me ? No ! No I Never 1 Amid the flame, the applause of victory
iMONASRO, (with savage fury). Up, then I Rise I prostrate myself before the King, I unveil to
Egyptian legions 1 him my heart With fire destroy our cities Thou shalt be the reward of my glory Spread terror, carnage, and death We shall live blessed by eternal love. To your fury there is no longer check. Aida. Nor fearest thou the vindictive fury of
AiDA. Oh father 1 Amneris ? Amonasro, {repulsing her). My daughter Her revenge Dost thou call thyself? Like a dreadful thunderbolt A.IDA, {terrified and suppliant). Pityl Will fall on me, on my father, on all. Amonasro. Rivers of blood pour Radames. I protect thee.
On the cities of the vanquished Aida. In vain ! thou couldst not Seest thou ? From the black gulfs Still—if thou Invest me—again a way The dead are raised Of escape opens to us To thee they point and cry Radames. Which ? For thee the coimtry dies. Aida. To fly— .IDA. Pity! Radames. To fly ? vMONASRO. A horrible ghost Aida, {with greater enthusiasm.) Let us fly from
From among the shadows approaches us 1 the inhospitable hei.ts
Tremble I the fleshless arms Of these barren plains Over thy head are raised A new country It is thy mother—recognise her To our love is disclosed
She curses thee I There, among virgin forests,
lIDA, (in the greatest terror.) Ah 1 no I Father. Perfumed flowers.
-MONASRO, {repulsing her.) Go unworthy one I In unknown ecstasy thou art not my offspring, We will forget the world. Thou art the slave of the Pharaohs. Radames. To a foreign land
iiDA. Father, their slave I am not 1 With thee must I fly ? Reproach me not—curse me not Abandon country. Thy daughter again thou canst call me— The altars of our gods ? Of my coimtry I will be worthy. The land where I gathered FAmonasro. Think that a people conquered, torn The first laurels of glory, to pieces, The heaven of our love. Through thee alone can arise. How can we forget it ? lIDA. my country, Aida. Under the heaven of my land more freely O my country Shall love to us be granted ; How much thou costest me There in the same temple
.monasro. Courage 1 becomes—^here I shall hear The same gods we shall have. all— Radames, (hesitating.) Aida! ( Conceals himself among the palm trees.) Aida. Thou lovest me not—Go! lEnier Radames.) Radames. I love thee not LADAMES. I see thee again, my sweet Aida Never mortal nor god
.IDA. Stop ! begone—What hopest thou still ? Burnt with love so i)owerful as mine. li ADAMES. Love guided me to thee. Aida. Go—go—Amneris awaits thee lIDA. The rites of another love await thee At the altar Spouse of Amneris Radames. No, ncAer ADAMES. What sayost thou ? Aida. Never, saidst thou ? Thee alone, Aida, must I love. Then falls the axe Hear me, gods ! —thou shalt be mine On me, on my father
.TDA, Stain not tli3'self with perjury. Radames. Ah! no! let us fly I Valiant I loved thee, forsworn I should not love (' With impassioned resolution.)
thee. Yes : let us fly from these walls. .lDAMES. Doubtest chou my love, Aida? the desert let us fly together To j — — —— — — ; — ; ; — —
10 AID A.
Here misfortune reigns alone, Radames, (greatly agitated). Thou, Amonasro! There opens to us a heaven of love. Thou the King 1 Gods I What said I ?
boundless deserts I The No It is not true ! —I dream—this is delirium. Shall our nuptial couch, be Aida. Ah no I calm thyself—listen to me On us the stars will shine Trust thyself in my love. With a more limpid eflfulgence. Amonasro. Aida's love shall raise thee AiDA. In the happy land To a throne. fathers heaven awaits us; Of my Radames. For thee to betray my country I There the air is perfumed, I am dishonored. is fragrant with flowers. There the ground Amonasro. No : thou art not guilty- Fresh valleys and green fields It was the will of fate nuptial couch. Shall be our Come : beyond the Nile await us On us the stars will shine The brave men devoted to us With more limpid effulgence. [ns fly There the vows of thy heart AiDA and Radames. Come with me—^together let Shall be crowned with love. This land of grief. Enter Amneris, from the temple. Then Ramphis, Come with me—I love thee, I love thee 1 Priests, and guards. Love shall be our leader. ( They go rapidly aside.) Amneris. Traitor—1 AiDA, (stopping suddenly). But tell me by what road Aida. My rival 1 Shall we avoid the armed hosts ? Amonasro (rushing upon Amneris with a dagger.) Radames. The path chosen by our troops Comest thou to destroy my work ? To fall on the enemy will be deserted Diel— Until to morrow Radames, (interposing himself.) Stop madman 1
AiDA. And that path? Amonasro. Oh I fury!
Radames. The pass Ramphis. Hither guards 1 Of Napata. Radames, (to Aida and Amonasro.) Haste I (Enter Amonasro.) flyl— (drawing Aida away.) Come, Amonasro. The pass of Napata 1 Amonasro, There shall be my people daughter 1 Ramphis, (to the guards.) Follow them I Radames. Oh 1 who hears us 7 with Amonasro. The father of Aida and King of the Radames, (to Ramphis.) Priest, I remain Ethiopians. thee. END OF ACT THIRD.
A.CT FOTJUTH. SCENE FIKST.
Hall in the King^s Palace,
hall judgment. Passage to the left which To the left a grand gate which opens on the subterranean of conducts to the prison of Radames.
guarded."] Amneris, (in a sad attitude before the gate of the [Enter Radames the priests assemble, hall.) My abhorred rival escapes me Amneris. Already Radames awaits from the priests Arbiters of thy fate however The punishment of a traitor—Traitor Of the horrible crime given thee to exculpate thyselt He is not—though he revealed Still it is grace for thee The high secret of war—he wished to fly- Exculpate thyself, and I will beg from the throne To fly with her—traitors all 1 And a messenger of pardon, To death 1 To death 1 Oh 1 what did I say 1 I love him Of life, to thee I will be. exculpation the Judges I love him always—desperate, mad Radames. Of my the sound. Is this love which destroys my life. Will never hear Before gods and men Oh 1 if he could love me ! vile nor guilty do I feeL I would save him—And how ? Neither lips 1 My incautious Let me try —Guards ! Radames comes. —! — ———!:— —— ! ! — —! ! — ; :
r AIDA. 11
trttered the fatal secret, it is true, [^Exit Radames surrounded by guards
But pure my thought Amneris, (falling desolate on a seat). Ah me I I
And my honor remained. feel myself dying—Oh 1 who will save him ? Amneris. Then save and exculpate thyself. And in their power IIadames. No. I myself threw him—Now I curse thee Amneris. Thou wilt die. Atrocious jealousy, that didst cause his death IIadames. Life I abhor: the font And the eternal grief of my heart Of every joy dried up, ( Turns and sees the Priests who cross the stage Every hope vanished, to enter the subterranean hall.)
I wish only to die. What do I see ! Behold the fatal,
Amneris. To die ! Ah ! thou shouldst live! The merciless ministers of death
Yes, for my love thou shalt live Oh I that I might not see those white ghosts ! ; For thee I have undergone (Covers her face with her hands.) The dreadful anguish of death. Priests, (in the subterranean hall). Spirit of th» I love thee—I suffer so much gods descend upon us I watch through the nights in teara— Awaken us to the ray of thy eternal light Country ana throne and life, By our lips make thy justice known. All I would give for thee. Amneris. Gods, pity my torn heart
Radames. For her I have betrayed He is innocent, save him, gods !
My country and my honor. Desperate, tremendous is my sorrow 1 Amneris. Of her no more (Radames, between guards, crosses the stage and Radames. Infamy waits me, and thou wishest descends to the subterranean hall. Amneris on that I live ?— seeing him utters a cry). Utterly wretched thou makest me ; Ramphis, (in the subterranean hall). Radames,
Aida thou hast taken from me, Radames ; thou didst reveal Killed her perhaps—And for gift The country's secrets to the foreigner.
Thou offerest life to me ? Priests. Defend thyself 1 Amneris. I—the cause of her death! Ramphis. He is silent.
! No —Aida lives All. Traitor 1
Radames. Lives Ramphis. Radames, Radames : thou didst desert Amneris. In the desperate struggle From the camp the day preceding the battle.
Of the fugitive hordes Priests. Defend thyself I Fell her father alone Ramphis. He is silent. ^kADAMES. And she? All. Traitor [thy faith,
.'. MNERis. She disappeared, nor more news Ramphis. Radames, Radames : thou hast broken Have we. Forsworn thy country, King, and honor.
Radames. May the gods lead her Priests. Defend thyself I Safe to her native walls, Ramphis. He is silent.
And let her not know the unhappy fate All. Traitor I Of him who will die for her. Radames, thy fate is decided ; Amneris. Now, if I save thee, swear to me Thou shalt die the death of the infamous t That thou wilt not see her more Under the altar of the angered god, Radames. I cannot do it To thee alive be opened the tomb. \ MNERIS. Renounce her Amneris. To him alive—the tomb—oh, the infa- For ever and thou shalt — live— Never satisfied with blood— [mous wretches I T I ADAMES. cannot do it 1 And they call themselves ministers of heaven ! A MNERIS. Yet once more (^Attacking the Priests, who issue from the subter- Renounce her ranean hall.) ilADAMES. It is vain Priests, you have done a wicked deed A MNERIS. Wouldst thou die, then, madman f Infamous tigers, thirsting for blood. r.ADAMES. I am ready to die. You outrage earth and gods i MERis. Who shall save thee, wretch, You punish him who has done no wrong. the fate From that awaits thee ? Priests. He is a traitor ! he shall die. To fury hast thou changed Amneris, (to Ramphis.) Priest : this man whom A love which had no equal. thou slayest. Revenge for my tears Thou knowcst it—was loved by me Heaven will now consummate. The curse of a broken heart Radames. is Death a supreme blessing, With his blood will recoil on thee ! If for her it is given me to die Priests. He is a traitor ! he shall die. ; In undergoing the last extremity. ( They withdraw slowly.) My heart will feel great joy. Amneris. Impious band 1 anathema I On you Human anger I fear no more, The vengence of heaven will fall I fear only thy pity. [^Bxit in despair — ! ———— —; — — —— ——
12 AID A. SCENE SECOND.
The scene is divided into two floors.
The upper jioor represents the interior of the temple of Vulcan resplendent with light and gold ; the lower floor a subterranean hall. Long rows of arcades which are lost in the darkness. Colossal gtat'ues of Osiris with the hands crossed sustain the pilasters of the vault. Radames is in the subter- ranean hall on the steps of the staircase by which he has descended—Aboue^ two Priests, engaged in closing the stone over the subterranean entrance.
Radames. The fatal stone is closed above me There every grief ceases- Behold my tomb—The light of day There begins the ecstacy I shall see no more—I shall no more see Aida. Of an immortal love. —Aida where art thou ? May thou at least SONaS AND DANCES OP THE PbIESTESSES IN THE Live happy, and my dreadful fate TEMPLE.
Never Imow I What a groan I A Ghost Aida. Sad song !
1 shape A vision—No It is a human Radames. The jubilee of the Priests
Heavens 1 Aida Aida. 'Tis our hymn of death 1 Aida. It is I Radames, (trying to move the Mone of the vault.) Radames. Thou—^in this tomb ? My strong arms Aida. My heart prophetic of thy sentence, Cannot move thee, fatal stone 1 Into this tomb which opened itself for thee Aida. It is vain—all is over I furtive made my way For us on earth. ever human glance And here, afar from Radames, (with despairing resignation.) It is In thy arms I wish to die. true 1 It is true 1 RjLSAMES. To die 1 So pure and beautiful 1 to supports her.) To die for love of me ( Goes Aida and In the flower of thy youth, Aida and Radames. earth farewell, farewell,
To fly from life ! vale of tears Heaven created thee for love Dream of joy which vanislied in grief And I kill thee by having loved thee 1 Heaven opens itself to us and our wandering
No ! thou shalt not die 1 souls Too much I loved thee ! Fly to the rays of eternal day. Too beautiful art thou. (Aida falls gently into the arms of Radames.) Aida, (raving.) Seest thou ? the angel of death Amneeis, (in mourning robes^ appearing in the Radiant to us approaches temple and prostrating herself on the stone He takes us to eternal joys which closes the vault.) corpse Under his golden pinions. Peace I pray for thee, adored ; Abo¥e us heaven has already opened Isis appeased, may she unclose heaven to thee I
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