Aida 20 years old

tt2266516. Aida (2003) Gran Teatre del Liceu. Verdi / Italian

tt2266516. Aida (2003) Gran Teatre del Liceu. Verdi / Italian. Filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Daniela Dessì, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Fabio Armiliato, Juan Pons and Roberto Scandiuzzi lead the cast in the renowned period production filmed in 2003 against the historic paper trompe-l'œil sets painted between 1936-45 by Josep Mestres Cabanes, the last representative of the old Catalan school of scenography. Mestres Cabanes worked on his Aida vision for eight years. The opulent staging he created in 1945 is here in every detail. The seven magnificent sets he painted for Aida in 1945 have been subtly and painstakingly restored by Jordi Castells and his team – revealing the palaces, temples and surroundings of Memphis and Thebes which the set designer had wanted to evoke in his historical yet also fantasy-like vision.

Credits

Aida Cast

Name	Character
Juan Pons He was 56, now 77 years old	as Amonasro

Aida Crew

Name	Department
Giuseppe Verdi as Original Music Composer. He was 189 (87) years old when He died	Sound
Antonio Ghislanzoni as Writer. He was 178 (68) years old when He died	Writing