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Aida Reviews

1981

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Contrary to popular belief, AIDA, Giuseppe Verdi's homage to the late-nineteenth century penchant for exoticism, was not commissioned for or performed at the opening of the Suez Canal in November 1869, indeed it would be a full two years before the premiere of AIDA at the Egyptian Khedive's newly-constructed opera house. Over a .. Read more

Starring	Margaret Price, Luciano Pavarotti, San Francisco Opera
Director	Brian Large, Brian Large
Genres	Music/Musical, World Cinema

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  Very traditional stand and deliver performance
  
  Whilst the grandeur of Ancient Egyptian architecture may have dominated the lives of the Egyptians, the sets for this production from San Francisco dwarf the ... read more »
  
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  - Jeremy Fielding
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  - 05 Mar 2004 at 00:14
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  Price and Pavarotti - Great!
  
  This is NOT, as a previous reviewer opined, a 'Very traditional stand and deliver performance'. The sets do not dwarf the singers nor do they cause ... read more »
  
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  - Wokingham
  - 27 May 2009 at 12:02
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  Much better in all respects than the later Pavarotti Aida
  
  Everything in this production was better by far than the later 1986 version which is also available on dvd, overblown and painfully embarrassing to watch.read more »
  
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- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 03 May 2009 at 00:01
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  Very traditional stand and deliver performance
  
  Whilst the grandeur of Ancient Egyptian architecture may have dominated the lives of the Egyptians, the sets for this production from San Francisco dwarf the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Jeremy Fielding
  - UK
  - 05 Mar 2004 at 00:14
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- - 6
  - 2
  Very traditional stand and deliver performance
  
  Whilst the grandeur of Ancient Egyptian architecture may have dominated the lives of the Egyptians, the sets for this production from San Francisco dwarf the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 2860
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Jeremy Fielding
  - UK
  - 05 Mar 2004 at 00:14
- - 3
  - 0
  Much better in all respects than the later Pavarotti Aida
  
  Everything in this production was better by far than the later 1986 version which is also available on dvd, overblown and painfully embarrassing to watch.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 751608
- - jennifer claire
  - Ireland
  - 03 May 2009 at 00:01
- - 1
  - 0
  Price and Pavarotti - Great!
  
  This is NOT, as a previous reviewer opined, a 'Very traditional stand and deliver performance'. The sets do not dwarf the singers nor do they cause ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Strider
  - 50 reviews
  - Wokingham
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  Contrary to popular belief, AIDA, Giuseppe Verdi's homage to the late-nineteenth century penchant for exoticism, was not commissioned for or performed at the opening of the Suez Canal in November 1869, indeed it would be a full two years before the premiere of AIDA at the Egyptian Khedive's newly-...