The show is based on Giuseppe Verdi's Italian-language opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Antonio Ghislanzoni. 2 in the Billboard US adult contemporary music chart.
A song from the show, " Written in the Stars", recorded by Elton John and LeAnn Rimes, reached No. The original Broadway cast recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. It was also named by Time as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year. It was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four, including Best Original Score. It has music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and was originally produced by Walt Disney Theatrical.Īida premiered on Broadway on March 23, 2000, running for 1,852 performances until September 5, 2004. Nubia and Egypt are no longer at war, as the couple die underground.Aida (also known as Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida) is a musical based on the opera of the same name written by Antonio Ghislanzoni with music by Giuseppe Verdi. As they are buried together, they swear to each other that they will find one another in a future life. Aida and Radames are arrested for treason, and Amneris uses her powers as future Pharaoh to get them both buried in the same tomb so they can be together. Radames promises to help Aida escape but Amneris has overheard the whole conversation.Īida’s father escapes, but the plan is foiled and Radames intervenes by letting his boat set sail. Radames tells Aida that he is going to leave Amneris, but Aida knows this wont help her father and encourages him to go through with the marriage. Radames writes to Aida apologising for his behaviour, but Aida is ready to leave him forever. Radames’s father finds out about his affair with Aida and order his men to kill her, warning his son about losing the throne. Aida realises that the only way she can save her father and Nubia is to betray her father.
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Aida manages to get to see her father and they plan to free him during the wedding ceremony of Radames and Amneris. Aida has faith that her people and Nubia won’t die.Īs Act II opens Aida, Radames and Amneris are locked in a conflicting set of loyalties and actions. They are interrupted by the news that Aida’s father, the king of Nubia, has been captured. Aida and Radames embrace, unable to restrain their feelings any longer. Aida goes to Radames and asks him to help her people, and he gives some of his possessions to them and sings about his love for Aida. Aida is then led to a Nubian camp where her people ask her to lead them to victory. The Pharaoh tells Amneris and Radames that they are to be married in seven days and Radames is upset that his youthful life is coming to an end and shares his dreams with Aida.Īmneris confides in Aida about her father’s ill health, Radames steals a moment with Aida and tells her that he has developed feelings for her. Amneris takes to Aida straight away and shares her love of fashion with her, befriending her. She silences him, telling him that her identity must remain secret or she will die. Whilst handing over Aida to Amneris, she is recognised by Radames’s Nubian servant as a Nubian princess. Radames’s father prepares him to take over as Pharaoh, not telling his son that he is accelerating his death by slowly poisoning him. Radames sends her to be a handmaiden to his betrothed Princess Amneris. She refuses, saying that whilst Egypt steal everything from Nubia, they won’t take her pride. Led by Radames, the army makes its way back to the palace, but Radames is captivated by one of the Nubian women Aida, and asks her to wash his back. A statue of Amneris, a female Pharaoh comes to life, taking the story to Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptian army have returned from a successful expedition through Nubia. Add your own Twitter style synopsis (140 characters only!) in the comments boxĪida opens in a modern day museum amongst the Egyptian artefacts.
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