The opera was in italian, but I bought a program so I would know what was going on throughout. Aida takes place in Egypt and is basically a love story with all the hype...war, romance, someone being the hero, etc. etc. (atleast that's what I got). I was not overly impressed with the props I would think it would be much more spectacular but I did read that they were doing a different set for that night and the rest of the shows during festival so who knows.
These are pictures from the evening, the setting and the performance.
Candles!
Fire!
Between scenes.
Performers moving through the crowd...even in the cheap seats!
Those are people making the animals in the shadow!
Grays being used as chariots
3 hours in...12:15 am!
Check out the moon overhead!
The fake moon they rose for the final act!
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