Soprano Kristin Lewis (left) as Aida, tenor Najimiddin Mavlyanov (centre) as Radames, and Sun Li (baritone) as Amonasro in a scene from Act 3 of Opera Hong Kong’s production of Verdi’s Aida. Photo; Opera Hong Kong
Review: Hong Kong Opera’s Aida – superb singing from stellar cast and chorus in sophisticated production
Singing against a backdrop of stills from making of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, a comment on the artificiality of opera, Kristin Lewis was impassioned in title role and Najmiddin Mavlyanov’s Rameses Pavarotti-like
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Soprano Kristin Lewis (left) as Aida, tenor Najimiddin Mavlyanov (centre) as Radames, and Sun Li (baritone) as Amonasro in a scene from Act 3 of Opera Hong Kong’s production of Verdi’s Aida. Photo; Opera Hong Kong