Verdi Aida Pavarotti (Verdi Aida) 38 years old

Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida. This new production was a triumphant success when it opened at La Scala in December 1985 and Luciano Pavarotti's long awaited performance as Radames, his first in Italy, was greeted with rapturous applause.

Credits

Juan Pons as Amonasro

Nicolai Ghiaurov as Ramfis

Lorin Maazel as Conductor

Luciano Pavarotti as Radames

Maria Chiara as Aida

Paata Burchuladze as Il Re

Verdi Aida Pavarotti Cast

Name	Character
Juan Pons He was 39, now 77 years old	as Amonasro
Nicolai Ghiaurov He was 56, 74 years old when he died	as Ramfis
Lorin Maazel He was 55, 84 years old when he died	as Conductor
Luciano Pavarotti He was 50, 71 years old when he died	as Radames
Maria Chiara She was 46, now 84 years old	as Aida
Paata Burchuladze He was 30, now 69 years old	as Il Re
Ghena Dimitrova She was 44, 64 years old when she died	as Amneris

Verdi Aida Pavarotti Crew

Name	Department
Giuseppe Verdi as Original Music Composer. He was 172 (87) years old when He died	Sound
Antonio Ghislanzoni as Writer. He was 161 (68) years old when He died	Writing
Derek Bailey as Director. He was 55 (75) years old when He died	Directing
Robin Scott as Producer. He was 38 (now 77) years old	Production

Verdi Aida Pavarotti (38 years)

Release day: Sunday, December 01, 1985
Runtime: 160 minutes