Aida | La Fura dels Baus & Omer Meir Wellber | Arena di Verona 2013 (DVD/Blu-ray trailer) HD

An “Aida” for the XXIst century, now available on DVD and Blu-ray ! Check out on Amazon : http://geni.us/HvWne6 Learn more on website : http://geni.us/91oNBW Subscribe to BelAir Classiques : http://bit.ly/2g1aCPA Follow on Facebook : http://bit.ly/BelAirFacebook Follow on Twitter : http://bit.ly/TwitterBelAir Follow on Instagram : http://bit.ly/InstaBelAir To celebrate the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, La Fura dels Baus opens the “Centanario Festival 2013″ of the Arena di Verona. Carlus Padrissa and Alex Ollé sign a brillant new version of “Aida”. “Aida” is the most popular opera of Verona Festival, the only one performed every year, 17000 spectators enjoy the show every evening. This new production is designed by La Fura dels Baus. They transform the arena into a huge desert, creating mechanical animals and manufacture a solar power plant. They use their experience in leading large-scale shows and opera to create the Aida of the XXIst century splendidly conducted by a young talented conductor : Omer Meir Wellber. The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the Pharaoh’s daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings. Opera in four acts Libretto : Antonio Ghislanzoni Aida : Hui He Radamès : Fabio Sartori Amneris : Giovanna Casolla Amonasro : Ambrogio Maestri Orchestra, Coro, Corpo di Ballo e Tecnici dell’Arena di Verona Conductor : Omer Meir Wellber Stage direction : La Fura dels Baus, Carlus Padrissa - Alex Ollé