North Wales Opera stages Verdi's Aida, directed by Anne Williams-King and sung in English, at Chester Town Hall.
North Wales Opera are back at Chester Town Hall on Friday 14 May 2027, returning to their Chester home to stage Verdi's Aïda. It's an ancient tragedy, and director Anne Williams-King has shaped it as a close human story, with love, loyalty and spectacle pulling against each other as the characters' fate tightens with every scene. The company describes their portrayal as an intimate reading of the work, and the whole thing is sung in English.
It's a big title for a small stage, but that's exactly where the intimacy comes in. Aïda is usually known for its grand scale, but here the focus stays on the people caught in the middle of it all. The story follows the Egyptian princess Aïda, captured from Ethiopia and forced into slavery, and her love for the Egyptian commander Radamès, which puts her at odds with her own people and her father. It's a story of conflicting loyalties, and Williams-King keeps that tension right at the front.
Behind the scenes, the production is led by Musical Director Andrew Charity, with the ensemble led by Alex Postlethwaite. Between the direction and the music, it's a full company effort brought to the Town Hall, and having it sung in English makes it a bit easier to follow the drama as it unfolds.
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It starts at 7:30pm on Friday 14 May at Chester Town Hall, 33 Northgate Street, CH1 2HJ, and tickets are £38.
