The Met: Live in HD 2009-10 Season
Presented by Film Streams in collaboration with Opera Omaha
Live: Saturday, October 24 (12pm; prelude talk at 11am)
Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage (and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival. Johan Botha plays Radamès, commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is
the celebrated Triumphal March.
A prelude talk with UNL Director of Opera William Shomos will begin at 11am on the day of the live broadcast (Saturday, October 24).