Royal Opera House Presents - Aida

Princess Aida has been kidnapped: a valuable prize in a war between Egypt and Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the ambitious soldier Radames wrestles with his feelings for her. As they draw closer together, each must make an agonizing choice between their loyalty to home, and their love for each other. In this new production, director Robert Carsen situates Verdi’s large-scale political drama within a contemporary world, framing its power struggles and toxic jealousies in the apparatus of a modern, totalitarian state. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s glorious, monumental score.

Run time: 3 hours 25mins (including one interval)

Tickets: Please note all of the seats for this performance have one price band (Price Band A). You will be able to select your concession prices in a 'drop down' box when you get to the payment stage.

Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Director: Robert Carsen

Set designer: Miriam Buether

Costume designer: Annemarie Woods

Lighting designer: Robert Carsen and Peter van Praet

Video designer: Duncan McLean

Choreographer: Rebecca Howell

Conducted by: Antonio Pappano

Aida: Elena Stikhina

Radames: Francesco Meli

Amneris: Agnieszka Rehlis

Amonasro: Ludovic Tézier

Ramfis: Soloman Howard

Emperor Franz Joseph: Christopher Saunders

King of Egypt: In Sung Sim

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House