Aida (2015)

Any performance of Giuseppe Verdis Aida at La Scala Milan is guaranteed to be an experience but when its a new production it becomes a major event especially given the theatres notoriously critical audience Legendary stage director Peter Stein succeeds in delivering a lucid production acclaimed in equal measure by the press and public a perfect coup de théâtre Giornale della musica A stellar cast La Stampa contributes to the productions success under the musical direction of Verdi specialist Zubin Mehta who leads the orchestra in a gorgeously colourful performance while the entire ensemble is brilliant in its portrayal of the characters Die Presse