Tickets for the opera Aida at Arena Verona!

The second opera on stage on June 23rd 2012 is Aida by Giuseppe Verdi.

Repeat performances on June 28th; July 8th, 11th, 15th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, and 28th; August 2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th, 19th and 26th; September 2nd.

The main characters

The story takes place in ancient Egypt, and the drama is set on the banks of the Nile.

Radamès: captain of the guard, in love with Aida
Ramfis: chief priestsi
Aida: Ethiopian slave to Egyptian court, daughter of the Ethiopian king
Amneris: Pharaoh's daughter
Il Re: Pharaoh of Egypt
Amonasro: King of Ethiopia, Aida's father

The synopsis

Aida, the Ethiopian princess, is captured and taken into slavery in Egypt. Radames, a military commander, fought in the choice between his love for Aida and his loyalty to Pharaoh.

To complicate matters further, Radames is loved by Amneris, the daughter of Pharaoh, but he does not return the sentiment of the princess.

King of the Ethiopians (Amonasro, Aida's father) was captured to win the war, but nobody knows his true identity. Radames to Aida says that the war will end with one last attack.

Amonasro feels and defeats the attack and the war is won by the Ethiopians. Radames is punished by his father and Pharaoh, and is buried alive. Aida, in love with him, buried next to him.