Aida

Welsh National Opera, Cardiff

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi

Story by Auguste Mariette

Libretto by Giuseppe Verdi & Camille du Locle

Lyrics by Antonio Ghislanzoni

This was a new production for Welsh National Opera. It opened at the Millennium Centre Opera House in Cardiff on 27th May 2008 and then toured to Birmingham.

Creative Team

Conductor Carlo Rizzi
Director John Caird
Set Designer Yannis Thavoris
Costume Designer Emma Ryott
Lighting Paul Pyant
Choreography Denni Sayers
Language Coach Marko Canepa
Deputy Conductor Michel Klauza
Head of Music Russell Moreton
Chorus Master Stephen Harris
Répétiteurs Simon Phillips & Anthony Negus
Community Choir Master Tim Rhys-Evans
Assistant Community Choir Master Owen Webb
Community Choir Répétiteur Sharon Richards
Vocal AnimateurMiriam Bowen
Project Manager Sarah Teagle
Technical Director Jan Michaelis
Associate Technical Director Bobn Pagett
Assistant Technical Director Richard Norton
Stage Manager Julia Carson-Sims
Deputy Stage Manager Liz Walker
Assistant Stage Managers Katy Heath-Jones & Charlotte Hayne

Cast

Aida Zvetelina Vassileva
Amneris Margaret Jane Wray
Amonasro Phillip Joll
Radames Dennis O’Neill
Ramphis Andrew Gangestad
King of Egypt David Soar
Messenger Philip Lloyd Holtam
Gran Sacerdossa Meriel Andrew