verdi AIDA ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED ON OCTOBER 6, 2018
2019–20 SEASON conductor act i Ancient Egypt. The warrior Radamès and Aida, the Nicola Luisotti Ethiopian slave of Princess Amneris, are in love. Amneris, PUCCINI TURANDOT production daughter of the king, also loves Radamès. When he is OCT 12, 2019
Sonja Frisell chosen to lead the Egyptian army against the advancing MASSENET Ethiopians, Aida is torn between love for Radamès and MANON set designer OCT 26, 2019 Gianni Quaranta loyalty to her homeland, where her father is king. PUCCINI costume designer intermission MADAMA BUTTERFLY Dada Saligeri NOV 9, 2019 act ii Ethiopia has been defeated. Amneris, realizing lighting designer PHILIP GLASS Gil Wechsler that Aida is her rival, is determined to win Radamès. AKHNATEN At the victory celebration, Radamès asks the king for NOV 23, 2019 choreographer mercy for the Ethiopian prisoners, among whom is BERG Alexei Ratmansky WOZZECK Amonasro, Aida’s father. The king grants the request JAN 11, 2020 Stage Director and promises Radamès his daughter’s hand in marriage. THE GERSHWINS’ Stephen Pickover PORGY AND BESS intermission FEB 1, 2020 live in hd director Gary Halvorson HANDEL act iii Aida and Radamès meet secretly. Urged by her AGRIPPINA FEB 29, 2020 live in hd host father, Aida makes Radamès tell her the secret battle Isabel Leonard WAGNER plan of his army. Amonasro, hiding nearby, overhears DER FLIEGENDE their conversation. When Radamès realizes who Aida’s HOLLÄNDER MAR 14, 2020 aida father is, he is desperate about what he has done. The Anna Netrebko high priest Ramfis has him arrested as a traitor. Aida PUCCINI TOSCA and Amonasro escape. amneris APR 11, 2020 Anita Rachvelishvili act iv Radamès, believing Aida dead, has been sentenced DONIZETTI MARIA STUARDA radamès to be buried alive, but Aida has hidden in the vault to MAY 9, 2020 Aleksandrs Antonenko share his fate. They express their love for the last time. Amneris prays for peace. amonasro Quinn Kelsey MEMBERS GET MORE ramfis Become a Met member at Dmitry Belosselskiy Production a gift of Mrs. Donald D. Harrington the $150 Supporting level or higher and enjoy exclusive the king Revival a gift of Viking Cruises benefits all season long, Ryan Speedo Green while providing vital support for extraordinary opera. Join today at metopera.org/hdmember.
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