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Opera in HD: Aida

Saturday, October 29th the Jarvis Conservatory will continue its Opera in HD Series and will be presenting Aida in beautiful High Definition picture and Dolby Digital sound. 

 This is an opera of epic proportions and the staging presented truly conforms to this spirit: horses, elephants, pyrotechnical special effects and more than 400 participants taking the stage. The exciting open-air staging of Aida in beautiful High-Definition performed at St. Margarethen took place amidst the intoxicating scenery of a rustically romantic Roman quarry. The Opera Festival St. Margarethen in Austria counts as one of Europe’s most important open-air festivals and over 200,000 opera lovers from all over the world visit it annually. The story of the forbidden love between the Egyptian leader Radames and the beautiful Ethiopian princess Aida was originally commissioned for the opening of the Cairo opera house, which formed part of the celebrations surrounding the opening of the Suez Canal in 1871.

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