The Most Beautiful Operas of All Time: Aida

Synopsis

Take life, drama, and comedy. Add stage and music. Voilà: you‘ve got opera! But once an opera has gone out into the world from the stages of Milan, Paris or Vienna, each work begins to develop a life of ist own. How do audiences of the 18th or the 21st century understand the work? How much of the composer‘s own biography has gone into his work? How does opera co-exist with the other arts of ist time? These and other topics form the core of ten half-hour documentaries, a one-of-a-kind tour of the most beautiful operas of all time. Evocative visuals, stylish re-enactments, statements from leading international singers, conductors and directors, excerpts from the most prominent productions of each opera – all of this is served up in a cool, modern aesthetic aimed at viewers who are not the traditional target audiences of opera.

Additional Info

• No: A055125280008
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Production year: 2010
• Run time: 00:30:00
• Director: A film by Dag Freyer
• Producers: A production by SMP Signed Media Production for ZDFtheaterkanal, 3sat and Unitel Classica
• Format: HDTV