Aida

Aida is a beautifully written love story based on the hardships of love. The story is set in Egypt, as Aida, the daughter of Ethiopian King Amonasro, has been taken to Egypt to become a slave for the Egyptian Princess, Amneris. Aida’s father has threatened war against the Nile and the young officer Radames hopes that he will be named commander of the army. In order for Radames to free his love Aida and the other Ethopian slaves, Radames has to promise to marry Amneris. After a deceitful plan by Amonasro, Radames and Aida meet their fate together.
The Garde Arts Center presents by Giuseppe Verdi, AIDA, Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s fully staged opera including full orchestra and screen-projected English supertitles.The opera will be preceded by an elegant three course dinner in the Garde Oasis Room.

Aida was originally commissioned by the Viceroy of Egypt as the inaugural performance of the new Cairo Opera House. Verdi turned down the offer to write a story based on Egypt but after many negotiations the production was written and has been playing around the world since 1870.