''Aida '' is a

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

movie, directed by

Claes Fellbom Claes Fellbom (born 29 January 1943) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, and composer, and a librettist and opera stage director. He is the founder and managing director of Folkoperan. This company he led for 36 years. In 1989 he started his ...

. The film is based on

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

, ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December ...

''. sings the part of ''Radamès'', and the role is played by dancer . sings the part of the high priestess, played by Françoise Drapier. is the voice of the Messenger, played by . Kerstin Nerbe was responsible for reworking the music. The film is built on a performance at the Stockholm Folk Opera in 1985.

Cast

* - Aida * - Radames * - voice of Radames *

Ingrid Tobiasson ''Ingrid'' Margareta Tobiasson (born February 2, 1951 in Stockholm) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. Her principal roles in an extremely versatile career include the title role in Bizet's ''Carmen'' and ''Elisabetta'' in Donizetti's ''Mar ...

- Amneris * - Amonasro * - Ramfis * - the King's spokesman *Françoise Drapier - High priestess * - voice of the high priestess * - Messenger * - voice of Messenger * - dancer * - dancer *

Ann Lee Ann Lee (29 February 1736 – 8 September 1784), commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the founding leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, or the Shakers. After nearly two decades of participation in a re ...

- dancer * - dancer * - dancer *Björn Wikström - dancer *Ross - moderator

Music

*'' Aida'', by composer

*Italian lyrics by

Antonio Ghislanzoni Antonio Ghislanzoni (; 25 November 1824 – 16 July 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which the best known are ''Aida'' and the revised version of ''La forza del des ...

and Swedish lyrics (1880) by

Herbert Sundberg Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

References

This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in Swedish.

External links

* * 1987 films 1980s musical films Swedish musical films 1980s Swedish-language films Films based on operas Films shot in Sweden 1980s Italian-language films Films set in ancient Egypt Opera films Filmed stage productions Giuseppe Verdi 1987 multilingual films Swedish multilingual films 1980s Swedish films {{musical-film-stub