2008 Istanbul State Opera [Aida]

ISTANBUL STATE OPERA
STATE OPERA DEDICATES AIDA TO LEYLA GENCER
2008.05.10

AIDA        
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)   
Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Premièr at Chairo Opera – 24 December 1871
10 May 2008
Atatürk Cultural Center
 
Orchestra and Chorus Istanbul State Opera
Conductor: Alexandru Samolia / Peter Valentovi
Chorus master: Gökçen Koray
Stage director: Gianpaolo Zennaro
Scene and costumes: Erkut Uzelli / Serdar Başbuğ

Aida Amneris’ Ethiopian slave PERİHAN NAYIR / BURÇİN ÇİLİNGİR / EVREN EKŞİ / OTHALIE GRAHAN soprano
Amneris Daughter of the King of Egypt ANNA CHUBUCHENCO / STARE ŞELEBİ / LARISA NICOLAENKO mezzo-soprano
Amonasro King of Ethiopia, father of Aida GÖKHAN AKYÜZ / MURAT GÜNEY / SEDAT ÖZTOPRAK baritone
Radames Captain of the Egyptian Guard EFE KIŞLALI / HÜSEYİN LİKOS tenor
Ramphis High Priest of Egypt SUAT ARIKAN / KENAN DAĞAŞAN / ZAFER ERDAŞ / GÖKHAN ÜRBEN bass
The King of Egypt GÖKTUĞ ALPAŞAR / BARBAROS TAŞTAN / UMUT TİNGÖR bass
Messanger ALİ MURAT ERENGÜL / DENİZ KARAUSTA tenor
Sacerdotessa GÜLBİN KUNDUZ / BİNNAZ TÜTER soprano

Time: Epoch of Pharaohs
Place: Memphis and Thebes


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2008.05.15