Wichita Grand Opera
Presents
Giuseppe Verdi’s
Aida
February 4, 2009, 7:00 PM
Century II Concert Hall
Libretto in Italian by Antonio Ghislanzoni assisted by the composer
from the French prose by Camille du Locle
Plot by the Egyptologist Mariette Bey
Premiere: Khedivial Opera House, Cairo, December 24, 1871
EKHART WYCIK
Conductor
SHAYNA LEAHY
Stage Director
|
Set Designer |
Stefan Pavlov |
|
Lighting Designer |
Giorgio Bajukliev |
|
Costume Selection |
Patricia Kissick |
|
Choreographer |
Diane Gans |
|
Chorusmaster |
Edward Lada |
|
Head Coach |
James Knight |
WGO Orchestra and Chorus
Cast of Characters
| Aida, Ethiopian Slave of Amneris (soprano) |
Olga Chernisheva |
| Radames, commander of the Egyptian army (baritone) |
Viorel Saplacan |
| Amneris, daughter of the Egyptian King (mezzo-soprano) |
Galia Ibragimova |
| Amonasro, Ethiopian King (baritone) |
Vytautas Juozapaitis |
| Ramfis, high priest of Egypt (bass) |
Dimiter Stantchev |
| The King of Egypt (bass) |
Scott Conner† |
| High Priestess (soprano) |
Sarah Young* |
| Messenger (tenor) |
Paul Smith* |
Chorus: Priests, Priestesses, Soldiers, Slaves, and Egyptian Populace
*WGO Resident Artist †WGO Young Artist
(Production and Artists subject to change)
This performance is sponsored in part by:
Mary Lou & Hal Ross, Dr. Alvin & Alice Smith,
and Carolyn A. Dillon |
