Aida

Houston Grand Opera

September 26, 2009, 1:00 pm

Composer: Giussepe Verdi
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi

Cast:

Zvetelina Vassileva (Aida); Marco Berti (Radames); Dolora Zajick (Amneris); Gordon Hawkins (Amonasro); Tigran Martirossian (Ramfis); Bradley Garvin (King of Egypt); Tamara Wilson (Priestess); Beau Gibson (Messenger)

One of the world's most popular operas, Verdi's drama takes a familiar plot element -- the thorny love triangle -- and reinvents it using strikingly complex characters who confront their anxieties and passions amidst the mystery and spectacle of ancient Egypt.

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