VERDI: Aida (St. Margarethen, 2004) (PAL)

Vast Open-Air Production from St. Margarethen Festival
Release Date: 29th November 2004

Giuseppe Verdi: Aida

Eszter Sümegi · Kostadin Andreev · Cornelia Helfricht
Pier Dalas · Janusz Monarcha
Directed for Stage by Robert Herzl
Directed for TV by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher
Chorus, Corps de Ballet & Orchestra of the National Theatre Brno
Ernst Märzendorfer, conductor

Picture Format: PAL · 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1 · DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0

Subtitles: Italian, English, German
Booklet Notes: English, German
Running Time: 150 mins

Catalogue Number: 2054059
UPC Code Number: 880242540591
NTSC version available shortly

• Intoxicating scenery of the wild-romantic Roman quarry of St. Margarethen
  provides the perfect and unique backdrop for this live recording
• Featuring a production of epic proportions: features horses, elephants, pyrotechnical special effects and more than 400 participants
• The Opera Festival St. Margarethen in Austria counts among Europe's most important open-air
  festivals and is visited by almost 150,000 opera lovers annually
• Brand new recording - state-of-the-art quality
• 5.1 surround sound in Dolby Digital and DTS
• Widescreen 16:9 ratio

"The monumental production matches in
every respect the dramatic power of
'Ben Hur'."
Wiener Zeitung

"Breath-taking settings -
overwhelming costumes"
Der Kurier, Vienna