Despite its frequency on world opera stage, Verdi’s Aida never fails to impress newcomers and stalwart fans alike. In 2025, Iranian stage director Shirin Neshat brought a poetic design, complete with multi-media components, to the Opera Bastille stage. Guest conductor Michele Mariotti (Teatro Comunale di Bologna) lead the Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Super star Piotr Beczała delievered as always in his role as Radamès, while Spanish diva Saioa Hernández brought a stunning performance as Aida. The production also starred Eve-Maud Hubeaux as Amneris, Alexander Köpeczi as Ramfis, and Roman Burdenko as Amonasro.
July 4, 2026 @1pm: Aida
COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
VENUE: Paris Opera, Paris, France
CAST:
Aida Saioa Hernández
Radamès Piotr Beczała
Amneris Eve-Maud Hubeaux
Amonasro Roman Burdenko
Ramfis Alexander Köpeczi
Il Re Krzysztof Bączyk
Un messagiero Manase Latu
Sacerdotessa Margarita Polonskaya
ENSEMBLE: Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Michele Mariotti
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Sung in Italian