The opera "Aida" was composed in 1870.
"Aida" is an opera work (opera in four acts) written by Verdi in 1870. Through touching arias and duets, magnificent chorus, magnificent orchestral music, and exquisite dance scenes, it describes a touching love story from the time of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt about 3,000 years ago. The National Center for the Performing Arts' version of the opera "Aida" premiered on January 24, 2015. Conductor Zubin Mehta conducts the performance, and soprano He Hui and tenor Jorge de Leon star in the lead roles.
The story of "Aida" takes place in the period of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. It tells the story of the daughters of the kings of the warring countries and the life and death choices they made between a lover they were deeply in love with at the same time. Finally, after seven years of accumulation in opera production, the Grand Theater was ready to produce a "grand opera" in all aspects. "Aida" was officially launched on January 24, 2015.
Plot summary of "Aida":
In the era of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, war broke out between Egypt and Ethiopia on the East African continent. The Egyptian king's general Radames led his troops to the expedition. , against King Amonasro of Ethiopia. At this time, Princess Amneris, the daughter of the King of Egypt, is in love with Radames, but Radames's sweetheart is Amneris's slave girl Aida. Amneris, who saw the clues, was full of doubts about the slave girl Aida, and this "slave girl" was the daughter of the King of Ethiopia.
Radames led the Egyptian army to return victoriously, and the grand celebration scene reflected the joy of the warriors lining up in the Triumph Square. Aida discovered her father, King Amonasro of Ethiopia, disguised as a soldier, among the prisoners of war captured by Radames. In order to avoid long-term hostility between the two countries, except for Aida and her daughter, the Egyptian king released all the Ethiopian prisoners of war. At the same time, he announced that the Egyptian princess Amneris would be betrothed to Radames.