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“Aida” Archival Pigment Print (Signed by Artist)
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“Aida” Archival Pigment Print (Signed by Artist)
This is Mark Podwal’s archival print for Verdi’s Aida, the grandest of all grand operas. Against a background of Verdi’s handwritten score from the second act finale, the artwork features an obelisk decorated with the opera’s main characters, Aida and Radamès. Cartouches alongside the two portraits spell each name in hieroglyphs. Images of Pharoah’s daughter Amneris and Egyptian gods surround the obelisk.
The print is a limited edition of 150 numbered copies, hand signed by Mark Podwal.
About the Artist:
Mark Podwal’s work is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, among others. The Ministry of Culture of France named Podwal an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic awarded him the Gratias Agit prize.
- Archival pigment print
- Hand signed
- 24” W x 36” H
- Unframed
- Limited edition of 150 numbered copies
History
Aida
This grandest of grand operas, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story set in ancient Egypt packed with magnificent choruses, dramatic arias, complex ensembles and elaborate ballets. The opera is, at its core, a profound exploration of the conflict of private emotion and public duty.
The score of this 4-act opera is a sophisticated example of Italian Romanticism as heard in the “Celeste Aida” right at the beginning of Act I, her impassioned “Ritorna vincitor!” that follows and her great internal journey, “Qui Radamès verrà! O patria mia” in Act III. At the center of Act II, is the great Triumphal Scene, which ranks among opera’s most celebrated moments.
Notable performances include a 1955 production conducted by Tullio Serafin with Maria Callas as Aida and Richard Tucker as Radamès, as well as a 1959 performance conducted by Herbert van Karajan with Renata Tebaldi as Aida and Carlo Bergonzi as Radamès.
Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world.
At the Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida has been performed more than 1,500 times since 1886 and was presented again in the Met’s 2018–19 season.
Aida was commissioned by and first performed at Cairo’s Khedivial Opera House on December 24, 1871.
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