St. Margarethen: Aida

Оперный фестиваль в Санкт-Маргаретен: Аида

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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

About

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)

Special project

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! →