Aida at Benedum Center for the Performing Arts

Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama, is given the musical treatment, with a Grammy Award winning score from Elton John and Tim Rice! The story of an enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in between the love for the heroic Radames and loyalty to her father, Aida is an opulent, grand affair as an opera, so imagine the same with a bit of Broadway dazzle.
WHAT IS AIDA ABOUT?

A beautiful Ethiopian princess lives in the ancient city of Thebes working as a slave to the Pharoah's daughter Amneris, who is also her rival for the affections of Radames, the head of the guards. Nobody knows Aida's true identity, which has kept her safe up to now, whilst back in Ethiopia, her father makes battle plans to take her back.

Amneris, suspecting Aida's feelings for Radames, draws in the naive girl with false friendliness in order to find out her secret, after all, how could a man choose a slave over a princess?

After Radames leads the Egyptians in defending their land, he succeeds in capturing the disguised Ethiopian king, as well as thousands of others. Aida recognises her father, but their identities are still unknown to the Pharoah. But even though freedom is near, she is still torn between the love of Radames and her father, and is now at the mercy of Amneris, who's determined to win Radames, even if it means the cost of Aida's life, but ends up paying a far heavier price than she ever thought possible.

Authors

• Antonio Ghislanzoni
• David Henry Hwang
• Elton John
• Giuseppe Verdi
• Linda Woolverton
• Robert Falls
• Tim Rice