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Aida

Composer:
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Andrew Greenwood
Management:
Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall
Cast:
Chiara Taigi/Claire Rutter/Catrin Aur, Marc Heller/Joseph Wolverton/Jonathan Stoughton,
Director:
Stephan Medcalf
Design:
Isabella Bywater (also costumes)
Musical direction:
Andrew Greenwood

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It's easy to be wary of Raymond Gubbay's 'in the round' operas at the Royal Albert Hall. The singers are miked (as is the orchestra), each show has to chase theatrical effect befitting of the grand setting, the star count is low and audience numbers high. But with scores of priests and priestesses, strapping Egyptian soldiers and oppressed Ethiopian slaves, plus some eye-catching modern yet exotic set and costume designs by Isabella Bywater, this new Aida directed by Stephen Metcalf - with tickets starting from £21.50 - packs in surprising value for your operatic pound...

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