“We’re surrounded by water,” says Frank Fetta, conductor and music director of Marina del Rey Symphony. Fetta is not only excited to imagine the harbor’s main channel as the crossroads of antiquity, but also to share Verdi’s epic and multifaceted score with a contemporary audience. “It’s a big sweeping opera telling the story of the political rivalry and enmity between Egypt and Ethiopia. … The scope of it so much greater than what we’ve done in the past.”Like the Nile itself or the marina at sunset, “Aida” promises to be an incredible sight. “Aida” starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2017 00:33 UTC