New Kingdom Gems Hinged Cuff
Price: $175.00 Members: $157.50
Item: 10077320
Description
New Kingdom Gems Hinged Cuff
This colorful hinged bracelet is inspired by an extraordinary ancient Egyptian cuff (ca. 1479–1425 B.C.) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art`s collection. The original is one of three pairs of hinged bracelets associated with the tomb housing three foreign wives of Thutmose III, who ruled during the New Kingdom period. Each cuff is made of burnished gold and inlaid with carnelian and glass that was once turquoise and dark blue, but has since faded. They’re likewise inscribed on their inner surfaces with the cartouches and epithets of the king, suggesting that they were a royal gift.
Reminiscent of the jewelry seen in the Met Opera production Aida.
- 18K gold plate
- Semiprecious lapis, carnelian and synthetic turquoise stones; natural stone colors may vary
- Hinged closure
- Small/Medium: 1 1/8” W cuff; 2 1/2` x 2” interior
- Medium/Large: 1 1/4` W cuff; 2 1/2` x 2 1/4` interior
- Clean with a damp cloth and dry with a soft, clean cloth
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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