Actors
Aida
Eszter Szümegi
Radames
Kostadin Andreev
Amneris
Cornelia Helfricht
Amonasro
Igor Morozov
Ramfis
Piér Dalás
The King
Janusz Monarcha
Crew
Artistic Director
Wolfgang Werner
Directed for Stage
Robert Herzl
Video Directors
Rudi Dolezal, Hannes Rossacher
Conductor
Ernst Märzendorfer
Stage Design & Special Effects
Manfred Waba
The impressive and breathtaking scenery of the wild-romantic Roman quarry of St. Margarethen provides the perfect and unique backdrop for these live-recording of a colourful open-air staging of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. These staging of Verdi's most famous opera is a festival for all the senses: the Roman quarry as a mystical center is an ideal stage for opera performances. Verdi's "grand opera" needs of course monumental elements: horses, elephants and more than 400 participants take part in the triumphal march at the end of the second act added to the opulent stage setting.
The Opera Festival St. Margarethen in Austria with it's unusual ambiance of the Roman quarry counts among Europe's most important open-air festivals and is visited by almost 220.000 opera lovers annually.
“This Aida goes beyond all previous standards. Unique.” (Münchner Abendzeitung)
The Opera Festival St. Margarethen in Austria with it's unusual ambiance of the Roman quarry counts among Europe's most important open-air festivals and is visited by almost 220.000 opera lovers annually.
“This Aida goes beyond all previous standards. Unique.” (Münchner Abendzeitung)
St. Margarethen: Opera in the Quarry
One of the most extraordinary opera festivals takes place in the ancient Roman quarry of St. Margarethen. Majestic, grandiose sets, hundreds of actors and singers, horses and elephants, astounding pyrotechnic displays—never before has opera come so close to its perfect embodiment!
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Language
Italian
Runtime
2 hours 37 minutes with one intermission
Act 1
83 min
Intermission
7 min
Act 2
68 min
2004
12+
