March 09. 2024 - April 07. 2024
Upcoming Dates
March 09. 2024 - April 07. 2024
New-to-Chicago production Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Opera at its grandest! While Aida delights audiences with its visual splendor, it also captivates them with a score ranging from exquisitely intimate arias to deeply dramatic duets and trios, and the most thrilling choruses Verdi ever composed. Aida presents a riveting love triangle, which unfolds in an alluring Egyptian setting. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, each of the five principal artists boasts not only a sumptuously beautiful voice, but also the charismatic presence to bring these characters vividly to life. Conducting Francesca Zambello’s striking production will be Music Director Enrique Mazzola, acknowledged internationally as an exceptionally authoritative Verdian.
- Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
- Running Time: 3 hours, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
Lyric’s production of Verdi’s Aida is generously made possible by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Liz Stiffel, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, and Randy L. & Melvin R.* Berlin.
*deceased
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, and the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.
Artists
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Michelle Bradley
Aida
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Jamie Barton
Amneris
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Russell Thomas
Radamès
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Reginald Smith, Jr.
Amonasro
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Önay Köse *
Ramfis
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Enrique Mazzola
Conductor (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1)
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Francesco Milioto
Conductor (Apr. 4 & 7)
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Francesca Zambello
Director
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Michael Yeargan
Set Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Master
RETNA *
ARTISTIC DESIGNER
ANITA YAVICH
COSTUME DESIGNER
MARK McCULLOUGH
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JESSICA LANG *
CHOREOGRAPHER
* Lyric debut
A co-production of San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, and Minnesota Opera.
Header image: Edward Wilensky/San Diego Opera