Explore: Aida

Learn more about the creation of ENO’s new production of Verdi’s Aida. 

Set design by Philippe Chaperon for Act 1 Scene 2 of Aida by Verdi, 1871 Cairo

The Context

Find out more about 19th Century Egypt and the context in which Aida was written.
ENO Aida: Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson with ENO Orchestra ©Tristram Kenton

The Music

Learn how composer Verdi created his opera.
ENO Aida: members of Mimbre (c) Tristram Kenton

The Director

Explore director Phelim McDermott’s staging ideas and insight into the rehearsal room.
close up of braided woman's hair backstage of Aida

The Design

Find out more about the set and costume designs for the opera.
ENO Aida: Alison Halsted. member of Mimbre (c) Tristram Kenton

The Movement

Discover more about the use of movement including silks and acrobats.