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Watching Aida at the Bridgewater Hall

June 15, 2019 by Jenni

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Aida and radames with their backs to each other, both singing

Last week, my Grandma and I went to the opera for the first time. I have wanted to watch an opera for so long and it’s one of the things I wanted to do before I’m 40. We went to watch Aida at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

AIDA by Verdi; Opera North; Town Hall; Leeds, UK; 29 April 2019; Aida - Alexandra Zabala (left); Amonasro - Eric Greene; Voice of the High Priestess - Lorna James; Conductor - Sir Richard Armstrong; Director - Annabel Arden; Designs and Video Direction - Joanna Parker; Video Design - Dick Straker; Lighting Designer - Richard Moore; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL;

The audience was a mix of ages and dress was also a mix of casual and dressy. I expected everyone to be quite formal but some looked like they could have gone for a hike!

The main characters on stage with the orchestra behind

The latest in Opera North’s series of groundbreaking concert stagings of large-scale operas, I wasn’t really sure what to expect but I really enjoyed myself. Watching the performances and listening to the incredible singing and musicians. The opera is sung in Italian but there was a TV screen at each side of the stage with English subtitles.

Aida on stage

Egypt is at war with Ethiopia. Aida, daughter of the Ethiopian king, has been captured by the Egyptians. Secretly, she loves an Egyptian general, Radamès, and he returns her love. When Radamès is selected to lead a renewed assault against the enemy, Aida is forced to choose between betraying her country and betraying her heart.

Aida hiding under a table with the rich princess sat on top of it

Although it is best known for the grandiosity and imperialism of set pieces like the famous Triumphal March, at Aida’s heart is a web of intimate personal relationships between people caught in the crossfire of international conflict, ending with a profound prayer for peace. Its leading characters are as conflicted as the war-torn world they inhabit, and for the doomed lovers, Radamès and Aida, Verdi reserved some of his finest arias – his ‘Celeste Aida’ and her ‘O patria mia’.

It was a great experience and I would love to watch another opera in the future

We went to watch the opera Aida at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. A production by Opera North

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Comments

  1. Anosa says

    June 15, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    What an amazing opera, I love nothing more than a good love and war show and this does not disappoint.

  2. Lisa says

    June 16, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    This sounds like quite a production! I’d like to watch an opera, if just once in my life lol!

  3. Hayley Warren says

    June 16, 2019 at 9:12 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go to the opera, it sounds like a lot of fun!

  4. Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too says

    June 17, 2019 at 9:54 am

    I’ve never been to the opera, maybe I need to add it to my ’40 before 40′ list

  5. Kara says

    June 20, 2019 at 7:38 pm

    I have never been to an opera but would love to experience it at least once

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Hi, I’m Jenni, Mummy to Lucas who was born in 2015 and Morgana, born in 2021. I’m a virtual assistant living in the Dordogne, France since moving from Lancashire, UK in September 2019 Read more about us

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