AIDA SUITE

Biography

Ballet opera in 1 act.

Composer - Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto - Antonio Ghislanzoni. Free arrangement of libretto, choreography and staging - Bulat Ayukhanov.

The premiere took place on June 14, 2021. The performance was createdfor the SADT RK under the direction of Bulat Ayukhanov.

Characters and performers: Pharaoh, King of Egypt - Altyn Tuleyev; Pharaoh's daughter Amneris - Ainura Mukasheva; Radames, head of the palace guard - Laureate of the IBC (Korea) Madi Kasymov; Amonasro, king of Ethiopia, father of Aida - Daulet Ybyshev; Aida, Ethiopian slave, daughter of Amonasro - Aida Zhaksylykova; Almeya, Aida's companion - Zhanar Kusherbayeva; African dance (soloist) - Sanzhar Amirov.

The ballet opera tells about the events that took place in Memphis and in Thebes during the reign of the pharaohs. The Egyptians are fighting with the Ethiopians. Radames, the commander of the Egyptian army, loves the slave Aida. Before the start of the war, Radames asks the pharaoh to give him Aida if he wins. However, Amneris, the daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh, wants to separate the lovers. She does not know that Aida is an Ethiopian princess and is ready to fight for the love of Radames...