Aida (2003)

Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni

Sung in Italian

Conducted by Scott Parkman
Directed by Harvey Berman
Set Design by Peter Crompton

Performances:
Evening: Jul. 12, 15, 18; 8:00 p.m.
Matinee: Jul. 20; 2:00 p.m.

All performances at
the Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA

Cast (in order of appearance):

Ramfis: Philip Skinner
Radames: Todd Geer*
Amneris: Lyutsina Kazachenko*
Aida: Kathleen Halm*
King of Egypt: Kirk Eichelberger
Messenger: Wayne Davis
High Priestess: Hope Briggs*
Amonasro: Bojan Knezevic

* Festival Opera debut

Radames (Todd Geer) and Aida (Kathleen Halm) share a forbidden love. Photo by Natalie Lane	As Ramfis (Philip Skinner) looks on, Amneris (Lyutsina Kazachenko) places Radames in command of the army. Photo by Natalie Lane
Aida waits for Radames outside the temple. Photo by Natalie Lane	Amonasro, the King of Ethiopia, (Bojan Knezevic) exhorts his daughter, Aida, to coax the Egyptians' battle plan from Radames. Photo by Natalie Lane