Aida: Grand Théâtre de Genève ⁽²⁰¹⁹⁾

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Titre original :

Aida: Grand Théâtre de Genève

Durée :

2h 32min

Date de sortie :

October 2019

Réalisé par : Phelim McDermott
Ecrit par : Antonio Ghislanzoni

British director Phelim McDermott offers the audience a new take on the culture of the people of Ancient Egypt in Aida, one that allows us also to question the world in which we live. This new perspective entails a number of bold creative choices that do not make use of the traditional staging imagery associated with Aida. Aida’s command to Radames — “Ritorna vincitor!” — comes at a price. The triumphal march of the victorious Egyptians is a procession for the coffins of the heroes fallen in battle, the chorus are their grieving kinsfolk. McDermott’s staging resonates keenly with the images of so many civilian and military funerals that crowd our newsfeeds. Here is a triumphal march that does not seek to hide the true, lethal and disastrous nature of war, whatever side you are on.