This 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. This is an opera of epic proportions with horses, elephants, pyrotechnical special effects and more than
400 participants taking the stage.
