MULHER E HOMEM - MULIER ET HOMO - WOMAN AND MAN

Poster of «AIDA» opera (Cleveland 1908) - created by Giuseppe Verdi with first performance in 1871 (Egypt)

AIDA

Belonging to an horrible trade off so brutal
Between Love and power
Between a dove and a carniverous flower
Between Persons and resultants of the social  

The Love between «enemies»
Aida, an etiopian Woman
Radamès an egyptian Man
Sacrificied by authorities

Her father tried to safe her for egyptian captivity
Him passioned man give to her Liberty
Judged as a treator by the cruel authority
She us her Freedom to join him in him/them destinity

Is Love, Love, Love, between Wo(man) eternal and sweet Love
Gived to us by the loved Divinity
Amnesis love him too and for him pray above
Beyond the power to infinity


Listen a part of the Libretto of Antonio Ghislanzoni:

«Se quel guerrier io fossi!
Se il mio sogno si avverasse!
Un esercito di prodi da me guidato
E la vittoria e il plauso di Menfi tutta!
E a te, mia dolce Aïda,
Tornar di lauri cinto
Dirti: per te ho pugnato,
Per te ho vinto!
Celeste Aïda, forma divina,
Mistico serto di luce e fior,
Del mio pensiero tu sei regina,
Tu di mia vita sei lo splendor.
Il tuo bel cielo vorrei ridarti,
Le dolci brezze del patrio suol
Un regal serto sul crin posarti,
Ergerti un trono vicino al sol,»

«If only I were that warrior!
If only my dream might come true!
An army of brave men with me as their leader
And victory and the applause of all Memphis!
And to you, my sweet Aida,
To return crowned with laurels,
To tell you: for you I have fought,
For you I have conquered!
Heavenly Aida, divine form,
Mystical garland of light and flowers,
You are queen of my thoughts,
You are the splendour of my life.
I want to give you back your beautiful sky,
The sweet breezes of your native land,
To place a royal garland on your hair,
To raise you a throne next to the sun.»


«AIDA» cover of «spartito» of the opera by G. Prina (1880)
«Amneris» Girolamo Magnani (1872)


«AIDA» performed in the Roman arena of Verona (2007), place of the similar «Romeo and Juliet» (foto by Christian Abend from Laufen, Bayern, Germany (Wikipedia), Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

Another recent performance of the opera





«AIDA» - Giuseppe Verdi performed by Maria Callas (1953)

Maria Cecilia Sofia Anna Kalogeropoulou, Μαρία Καικιλία Σοφία Άννα Καλογεροπούλου

«Maria Callas» Google


Woman and Man Love: «La Traviata» de Giuseppe Verdi (1852) in a recent performance (http://guernseyartscommission.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/la-traviata-1.jpg)