Macerata Opera Festival: Aida

Year: 2021
Country: Italy
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Stage Director: Valentina Carrasco
Set designer: Carles Berga
Costume designer: Silvia Aymonino
Lighting designer: Peter van Praet
Choreography: Massimiliano Volpini
Conductor: Francesco Lanzillotta
Cast: Veronica Simeoni, Maria Teresa Leva, Luciano Ganci, Marco Caria, Alessio Cacciamani, Fabrizio Beggi
Genre: opera
Runtime: 163 min.
Age: 16+
The 2021 edition of the Macerata Opera Festival was inaugurated with the same opera chosen in 1921 by Count Pier Alberto Conti. At that time, the Sferisterio, formerly a stadium for an ancient ball game, was turned into a venue for opera performances. 2021 was actually a double celebration: Aida, one of the most loved operas, premiered in Cairo in 1871, so this marks its 150th anniversary. Teatro.