`Aida' a really big road show.Byline: The Register-Guard Giuseppi Verdi's "Aida" is such a big, spectacular opera that small or medium-size U.S. companies rarely dare tackle it. So taking a fully staged production on the road - with more than 100 people including singers, musicians, dancers and technicians - is no small feat. But that's exactly what Opera Verdi Europa is doing, on a 96-city, four-month tour of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The tour comes to Eugene for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall. Ivan Kurykchiev, the Bulgarian company's founder and artistic director, says Opera Verdi Europa has staged many big Verdi operas, including "Nabucco," "Don Carlo," "Otello" and "Macbeth." But "Aida" is the biggest of them all. The production to be seen in Eugene will feature Romanian soprano Silvia-Sorina Muntyanu as Aida, the captive Ethiopian princess who tragically falls in love with Radames (tenor Kamen Chanev), an Egyptian army The Egyptian Army is the largest service within the Egyptian military establishment. It is estimated to number around 340,000, plus around 375,000 reservists for a total of 655-715,000[1]. captain who also has won the heart of Amneris (mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Liliana Lavrica), a jealous Egyptian princess. The cast also includes baritone baritone or barytone (both: băr`ĭtōn), male voice, in a lighter and higher range than a bass but lower than a tenor. Biser Georgiev as Amonasro, bass Ivaylo Dzhurov as Ramphis and bass Zhivko Peychev as the King of Egypt King of Egypt was a position that existed in some form from approximately 3200 BC to the mid 20th century. For information on specific Egyptian monarchs and their reigns, see:
The conductor is Nayden Todorov Nayden Todorov (born 1974) is a Bulgarian pianist, composer, and conductor. Life A conductor with 'a plastic and impeccable gesture', he is among the most talented Bulgarian musicians of the young generation. , an award-winning Bulgarian conductor who is music director of the Vidin Philharmonic and director of the Tracia International Summer Festival. This will be Opera Verdi Europa's first performance in Eugene. "Aida" will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Ticket prices range from $20 to $42; students get $10 discounts. Call the Hult Center ticket office, 682-5000. |
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