Schedule

Musical Direction: Asher Fisch
Manrico: Piero Pretti
Luna: Mattia Olivieri
Leonora: Pretty Yende
Azucena: Elizabeth DeShong
Ferrando: Alexander Köpeczi
Ines: Hannah-Theres Weigl
Ruiz: Josip Švagelj

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The Birgit Nilsson Festival concludes it's season with Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida in a spectacular open air concert at Båstad Tennis Stadium.

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Aida: Joyce El-Khoury

Radamès: Martin Muehle

Amneris: Elizabeth DeShong

Amonasro: Fredrik Zetterström

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra & Choirs Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

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The opera, filled with intricate arias and dramatic twists, explores themes of love, betrayal, and transformation, weaving a rich tapestry of emotion and magical intrigue. Haymarket Opera’s acclaimed period-instrument orchestra, known for its exceptional attention to historical detail and expressive playing, provides a vivid soundscape that evokes the Baroque period in all its glory.

Haymarket Opera Company
Craig Trompeter, conductor
Nicole Cabell, Alcina
Elizabeth DeShong, Bradamante
Emily Fons, Ruggiero
Erica Schuller, Morgana
Eric Ferring, Oronte
David Govertsen, Melisso

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Cast
Riccardo | Piero Pretti (4, 8, 11) / Vincenzo Costanzo (5, 10)
Renato | Ludovic Tézier (4, 8, 11) / Ernesto Petti (5, 10)
Amelia | Anna Netrebko (4, 8, 11) / Valeria Sepe (5, 10)
Ulrica, a fortune-teller | Elizabeth DeShong♭
Oscar, a page | Cassandre Berthon♭

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Verdi's opera was inspired by a true historical event: the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a costume ball in 1792. But before setting this event to music, Verdi had to contend with the censors, scandalised by the idea of representing a regicide on stage.His Masked Ball is therefore set in America and focuses on the impossible love between Riccardo, the governor of Boston, and Amelia, the wife of his best friend, who takes his revenge by killing him.

Riccardo: Matthew Polenzani
Renato: Igor Golovatenko/Ludovic Tézier/Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar
Amelia: Anna Netrebko/Angela Meade
Ulrica: Elizabeth DeShong
Oscar: Sara Blanch

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