Then he and Aida are arrested for treason. In the chaos, Zoser slays Mereb and Radames makes possible Amonsaro’s escape. Radames learns the truth of Aida’s identity when he arrives at the docks just as she is about to board his boat with her father. News of Amonsaro’s escape disrupts Amneris’ wedding. The heartbroken lovers part, but Amneris has overheard their entire conversation and faces the fact that her upcoming marriage is a sham (I KNOW THE TRUTH). Radames agrees, on condition that she escape to freedom on a boat he will provide.
She knows this would ruin her father’s escape, and tells him he must go through with it (WRITTEN IN THE STARS). Radames informs Aida that he’s calling off the wedding.
Now even more determined to leave Radames forever, Aida goes to say good-bye to him over Mereb’s objections (HOW I KNOW YOU – REPRISE). When Egyptian soldiers arrive seeking Aida, Nehebka sacrifices herself so her Princess can live. Zoser orders his men to find Aida and kill her.Īt the Nubian camp, Aida receives an apology from Radames (RADAMES’ LETETR) for the thoughtless way he acted upon hearing of Amonsaro’s capture. Zoser discovers Radames’ affair and warns his son that it could cost him the throne, but Radames no longer shares his father’s ambitions (LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON). To save her father and nation, Aida must betray the man she loves (EASY AS LIFE). Mereb hatches a plan to escape with the King during the commotion of Amneris’ wedding. Aida and Mereb bribe their way into Amonsaro’s prison cell, where she is reunited with her father. Rallying her dispirited people, Aida assure them that Nubia will never die (THE GODS LOVE NUBIA).Īida, Amneris and Radames now find themselves entangled in conflicted loyalties and emotions (A STEP TOO FAR). Unable to comfort her, Radames leaves Aida in distress. Their bliss is interrupted by news that Radames’ armies have captured Amonsaro, King of Nubia and Aida’s father. Unable to fight her feelings any longer, she falls into his embrace. Later, Radames finds Aida and declares his love for her (ELABORATE LIVES). Taken by Mereb to the Nubian camp, Aida submits to her people’s pleas to lead them (DANCE OF THE ROBE). Bursting into his fiancee’s chamber, Radames steals a moment with Aida to share his growing attraction to her. Later that night, Amneris worries about her father’s illness and finds Aida someone who understands and encourages her (MY STRONGEST SUIT – REPRISE). Together, he and Aida share their dreams and regrets (ENCHANTMENT PASSING THROUGH). Presented to Amneris, Aida perceives that the Princess’ love of fashion (MY STRONGEST SUIT) only serves as a mask for her insecurities.Īt a banquet Pharaoh announces that Radames and Amneris will wed in seven days, leaving the Captain distraught that his days as an explorer have ended. She commands him to keep her identity secret, lest the Egyptians kill her. Delivering Aida to the palace, he recognizes her as the daughter of the Nubian King (HOW I KNOW YOU). Radames’ Nubian servant, Mereb, is a young man who has learned the tricks of survival in Egypt. Radames’ father, Prime Minister Zoser, greets his son with news that Pharaoh is dying and Radames must prepare to become the next ruler of Egypt (ANOTHER PYRAMID). When his soldiers capture a group of Nubian women, he finds himself captivated by the fierce and majestic Aida (THE PAST IS ANOTHER LAND).īrought to Egypt as a slave, Aida is saved from certain death in the copper mines by Radames, who sends her as a handmaiden to Princess Amneris, his betrothed. Amneris, a female Pharaoh, comes to life (EVERY STORY IS A LOVE STORY) and transports us to ancient Egypt, where Radames, Captain of the Egyptian army, is returning from an expedition through the land of Nubia, Egypt’s long-time enemy (FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE). The Egyptian wing of a modern art museum, where a man and a woman touring the exhibit catch each other’s eyes.
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