La Disney sta pensando di realizzare in LIVE ACTION il musical "AIDA"...
Ricordiamo che "Aida" era un film progettato in animazione tradizionale per la Walt Disney Company nel 1997 e che doveva uscire nel 2001 nei Cinema e al film lavorarono come artisti per la creazione dei personaggi Tony Fucile (animatore di Esmeralda ne "Il Gobbo di Notre Dame") e Ben Balistreri (i suoi lavori più celebri presso la Disney sono stati "La Sirenetta 2", "Tarzan 2" e "Cenerentola 2")...
Le musiche del film animato furono scritte da Elton John (che compose già le musiche per "Il Re Leone") e Tim Rice (famoso compositore di "Jesus Christ Superstar" e per la Disney affiancò Alan Menken per le canzoni e le musiche di "Aladdin")...
Il film d'animazione Aida era ispirato all'opera di Giuseppe Verdi e narra la storia di un amore fatale tra l'eroe di guerra egiziano Radames e una giovane e bellissima schiava, Aida.
Nel 1994, la Disney acquistò i diritti del libro per bambini "Aida" scritto da Leontyne Price (illustrato da Leo e Diane Dillon), basato sull'opera di Giuseppe Verdi, per svilupparlo come film animato. Al tempo Elton John aveva finito di lavorare al "Re Leone" e voleva avere un altro soggetto, più adulto, a cui dedicarsi.
Nel 1997, tre annni prima che il musical teatrale debuttasse a Broadway, era in sviluppo un film in animazione tradizionale che vedeva Audra McDonald (attrice di "Master Class" e vincitrice di un Tony per "Carousel") dare la sua voce alla schiava Aida e Jarrod Emick (vincitore di un Tony per "Damn Yankees") al guerriero egiziano Ramades.
Il film animato nel 2000 fu cancellato (alcuni invece fanno risalire la cancellazione della produzione alla primavera del 1997), nonostante fosse ad un buon punto nella realizzazione... e ne fu realizzato un musical di successo adattando le musiche e canzoni di Elton John e Tim Rice...
Il motivo ufficiale della cancellazione del musical animato è che Michael Eisner non voleva più musical per la Disney a seguito delle critiche mosse alla Casa di Topolino... inoltre Eisner non volle realizzare questo film epico (forse troppo) perché si stava imponendo un genere di animazione più infantile e incentrata più sulle risate...
Aida (ispirata alla grande opera del nostro Giuseppe Verdi) è una bellissima storia d'amore e di morte, guerra, potere e sogno di libertà... dunque una storia immortale...
Il film in progetto dovrebbe essere un musical, o meglio ripropongono il musical a film (come hanno fatto a Hollywood per "Chicago", "Moulin Rouge" e "Il Fantasma dell'opera")...
Trama:
In inglese:
Place: Memphis and Thebes, Egypt
Time: During the reign of the pharaohs
ACT I:
(Hall in the royal palace at Memphis, ancient Egypt) The high priest Ramfis tells the young warrior Radames that Egypt is threatened by war with the Ethiopians and that the goddess Isis has named the man who will lead the armies of Egypt against the invaders. Left alone, Radames expresses his hopes that he will be the one chosen and reflects on his love for the slave girl Aida (Celeste Aida). He is approached by the princess Amneris whose thinly veiled remarks make it clear that she loves Radames and suspects she has a rival. Aida enters and her anxiety soon makes it clear to Amneris who her rival is.
The king and his retinue enter. A Messenger comes to tell of the boarder attacks by the Ethiopians led by their king Amonasro (who, unknown to the Egyptians, is Aida's father). The king reveals that Radames is to lead Egypt's armies. Aida reflects in horror in having joined in the cries of victory (Ritorna vincitor!), wishing her lover's victory over her own father and people.
ACT II
Scene 1 (Amneris' apartments in Thebes). Amneris is preparing for Radames' victorious return. Aida enters. Amneris feigns sympathy for the slave girl because of the defeat of her people. She tricks Aida into admitting her secret love by pretending that Radames has been killed in battle. Amneris reveals the truth and threatens Aida as her rival. Aida pleads that Amneris is powerful while all she has is her love (Pieta ti prenda).
Scene 2 (An open square by the gates of Thebes). The victorious Egyptian army returns to great adulation as the people sing a hymn to Egypt and Isis (Gloria all 'Egitto). The Ethiopian prisoners are brought in. Among the prisoners, Aida recognizes her father who tells her not to reveal that he is actually the Ethiopian king. Radames asks the king to be merciful toward the prisoners (Ma tu, Re). Ramfis and the priests insist the Ethiopians must be eliminated but Radames continues to ask for mercy. Finally, Ramfis requests that Aida and her father, at least, be kept as hostages (Ascolta, o Re). The compromise is accepted and the king announces the betrothal of Amneris and Radames. The scene concludes as Amneris relishes her triumph; Aida bemoans her loss of love; Radames ponders the situation he has been placed in--he cannot refuse to marry Amneris without offending the king; and Amonasro tells Aida that Ethiopia's fortunes will soon change.
ACT III
(The banks of the Nile by night). Voices of people in prayer drift out from the temple of Isis. Amneris arrives at the temple with Ramfis who tells her to pray for the goddess' favor. Aida appears, Radames has agreed to meet her, if he fails to show up, she vows to throw herself in the river. She sings of her homeland (O patria mia). Amonasro steps out of the shadows, telling her she can defeat her rival and see her homeland again if she can get Radames to reveal which road the Egyptian troops plan to take in their next campaign. Aida is hesitant at first but Amonasro accuses her of being disloyal and describes the inevitable destruction of Ethiopia is she fails to cooperate. He hides as Radames appears. Aida asks Radames how he can love her when he is marrying Amneris. He tells her that war has erupted again, that he will once again lead the Egyptian forces, and that when he returns victorious, he will be able to ask for her hand as a reward. She suggests they flee together to her native land. When Radames recoils at the suggestion, she accuses him of not loving her. He agrees to her plan. She asks him what road would be the safest to take to avoid running into troops and he replies that the troops will pass through the Napata gorge. Amonasro jumps out from his hiding place and Radames realizes what he has done. When all three attempt to flee, Ramfis emerges from the temple with Amneris and orders Radames arrested as Amonasro and Aida make their escape.
ACT IV
Scene 1 (A hall in the palace). Amneris paces nervously knowing Radames faces judgement. He is led in and she urges him to defend himself, saying she will use her influence to save him if he will marry her. He refuses saying life has no meaning for him without Aida. Radames is led away. The charges against Radames read to him, but each time the priests ask him to defend himself, he says nothing. They find him guilty and condemn him to be entombed alive below the "altar of the outraged god".
Scene 2 (The temple of Ptah). The priests place a heavy stone over the tomb in which Radames has been placed. Radames senses there is someone else in the tomb with him and realizes it is Aida. He laments that she too must die, but she, light-headed from the lack of air, says she sees the angel of death who will liberate them to immortal love. The two doomed lovers bid farewell to earth as Amneris, kneeling above the tomb above them, prays for peace.
In italiano
In un'ala di un museo Egizio di oggi, un uomo e una donna guardano le statue, il sarcofago e i tesori presenti. Una delle statue prende vita, è Amneris, la figlia del Faraone, un tempo Regina dell'Antico Egitto. Amneris inizia a raccontare una storia di amore e morte e di lotte tra l'Egitto e la Nubia, in lotta tra loro.
Radames, giovane e bellissimo Capitano dell'armata Egiziana, torna in patria dopo la sua vittoria nella battaglia contro la Nubia. Radames porta degli schiavi e i soldati del suo esercito hanno catturato un gruppo di donne della Nubia. Radames è attratto dalla bellezza, dal coraggio e dalla regalità di una di esse, Aida, l'unica donna che tenta di ribellarsi.
Dopo l'arrivo in Egitto, Radames evita che Aida venga portata nelle miniere di rame e la porta al servizio della Principessa Amneris, la sua promessa sposa.
Il padre di Radames, Zoser, il Capo dei Ministri, informa il figlio che il Faraone sta per morire e Radames deve prepararsi a diventare il nuovo Capo dell'Egitto. Senza che Radames sospetti qualcosa, Zoser sta avvelenando il Faraone per far sì che Radames acenda al trono al più presto.
Lo schiavo della Nubia di Radames, Mereb, è un giovane uomo che si è adeguato a servire passivamente gli Egizi per poter restare in vita. Quando gli è ordianto di scortare Aida presso Amneris, Mereb riconosce in Aida la figlia del Re della Nubia presso la quale era al servizio durante i suoi ultimi giorni nella sua patria. Aida gli chiede di mantenere segreta la sua identità altrimenti verrà immediatamente uccisa. Mereb acconsente.
Una volta presentata ad Amneris, Aida viene accolta tra le donne del palazzo Reale e Aida scopre che Amneris si occupa molto della moda Egizia e questa è una maschera per nascondere le sue insicurezze.
Alla sera durante un banchetto, il Faraone informa Amneris e Radames che si sposeranno entro sette giorni e la notizia lascia perplesso il giovane Capitano, poiché sa che in questo modo le sue esperienze di esploratore e Capitano finiranno. Insieme Radames e Aida condividono i loro sogni e rimpianti.
Quella stessa notte, Amneris è preoccupata per la salute del padre malato e trova in Aida qualcuno che la capisce e la incoraggia. Radames raggiunge la stanza di Amneris e trova Aida così si rende conto che l'attrazione per lei sta crescendo.
Aida è accompagnata da Mereb al campo degli schiavi e qui lei ascolta e incoraggia il suo popolo.
Poi Aida implora Radames di aiutare il popolo della Nubia. Allora lui le apre il suo cuore e le confessa di amarla. Aida cerca di respingere il sentimento che sta nascendo in lei, ma alla fine si abbandona a lui e lo abbraccia. Il loro incontro è interrotto dall notizia che l'armata di Radames ha catturato Amonasro, il Re della Nubia e padre di Aida. Radames non riesce a consolare Aida che vuole rimanere sola, poi radunato il suo popolo, Aida promette loro che la Nubia non morirà.
In questo momento, Aida, Amneris e Radames vivono un drammatico interrogativo tra l'amore e la lealtà al loro popolo.
Aida vuole liberare il padre e con l'aiuto di Mereb va alla prigione e, dopo aver corrotto una guardia, riesce a riunirsi al padre.
Mereb espone il suo piano: liberare il Re e far fuggire gli schiavi della Nubia durante la festa per il matrimonio di Amneris. Per salvare suo padre e la sua nazione, Aida deve tradire l'uomo che ama.
Nello stesso tempo Zoser scopre che Radames è innamorato di Aida e gli impone di lasciare la schiava perchè se si scoprisse la sua relazione potrebbe perdere il trono, ma Radames non è interessato al potere, preferisce seguire il suo cuore. Dopo un duro confronto con suo figlio, Zoser ordina ai suoi uomini di trovare Aida e di ucciderla.
Al campo degli schiavi della Nubia, Aida riceve la lettera di Radames che le ribadisce il suo amore e si scusa con lei per la cattura del padre.
Quando gli Egizi arrivano al campo, una schiava si sacrifica per salvare la vita ad Aida. Adesso Aida è decisa a lasciare per sempre Radames e va a dirgli addio nonostante le proteste di Mereb. Radames informa Aida che vuole rompere il fidanzamento. Aida però sa che ciò impedirà la fuga del padre e dice al suo amato che deve sposare la principessa perché solo lui potrà porre fine alla guerra tra l'Egitto e la Nubia. Radames accetta di aiutarla a patto che Aida fugga sulla barca che lui provvederà a procurarle. Con il cuore spezzato, i due giovani vanno incontro al loro destino, ma Amneris ha sentito la conversazione e ha scoperto tutta la verità
La notizia della fuga di Amonasro impedisce il matrimonio di Amneris. Radames scopre la vera identità di Aida quando la raggiunge e la trova assieme al padre. Nella confusione generale, Zoser uccide Mereb e Radames fa il possibile per favorire la fuga di Amonasro, mentre Aida decide di restare con lui.
Poi Radames e Aida vengono arrestati per alto tradimento.
Al processo, il Faraone condanna sia Aida sia Radames a essere murati vivi.
Amneris interviene e convince il padre a lasciare che Aida e Radames possano morire nella stessa tomba. Questo è un atto di grazia che Amneris vuol concedere ai due innamorati.
Di fronte alla morte, Aida ritrova forza grazie alla presenza di Radames. Mentre stanno lentamente morendo, Radames giura ad Aida che la ricercherà nei secoli e le promette che si ritroveranno uniti e potranno vivere il loro amore.
Nuovamente nel museo Egizio contemporaneo, Amneris guarda l'uomo e la donna con cui parla... essi si guardano e vediamo che sono la reincarnazione di Aida e Radames, che si sono ritrovati in un'altra epoca e possono finalmente vivere il loro amore...
FINE
CANZONI: (trovate il titolo e di fianco i personaggi che le cantano)
Every Story Is A Love Story - Amneris
Fortune favors the brave - Radames e i soldati
The Past is another Land - Aida
Another Pyramid - Zoser e i ministri
How I Know You - Aida e Mereb
My strongest suit - Amneris e le done del palazzo
Enchantement Passing Through - Radames e Aida
My strongest suit (Reprise) - Amneris e Aida
Dance of the robe - Aida, Nehebka e gli schiavi della Nubia
Not Me - Radames, Mereb, Aida, Amneris
Elaborate Lives - Radames e Aida
The Gods Love Nubia - Aida, Nehebka e gli schiavi della Nubia
A Step Too Far - Amneris, Radames, Aida
Easy as Life - Aida
Like Father Like Son - Zoser, Radames e i Ministri
Radames' letter - Radames
How I Know You (Reprise) - Mereb
Written in the Stars - Aida e Radames
I know the Truth - Amneris
Elaborate Lives (Reprise) - Aida e Radames
Every Story is a Love Story - Amneris
*Presto se possiamo mettiamo il testo delle canzoni*
TESTI DELLE CANZONI:
Every Story Is A Love Story
Amneris:
Every story, tale or memoir
Every saga or romance
Whether true or fabricated
Whether planned or happenstance
Whether sweeping through the ages
Casting centuries aside
Or a hurried brief recital
Just a thirty-minute ride
Whether bright or melancholy
Rough and ready, finely spun
Whether with a thousand players
Or a lonely cast of one
Every story, new or ancient
Bagatelle or work of art
All are tales of human failing
All are tales of love at heart
This is the story
Of a love that flourished
In a time of hate
Of lovers no tyranny could separate
Love set into motion on the Nile's shore
Destiny ignited by an act of war
Egypt saw the mighty river as its very heart and soul
Source of life for all her people
That only Egypt could control
Destruction of her southern neighbor justified
Nubia exploited, left with little more than pride
Fortune Favours the Brave
Soldati:
Oh, Oh
Fortune favours the brave
Oh, Oh
Fortune favours the brave
Radames:
We have swept to glory,
Egypt's mastery expands
From the Nile's northern most delta
To the dry, dry southern sands
The more we find, the more we see,
The more we come to learn
The more that we explore,
The more we shall return
Soldati:
Oh, oh
Fortune favors the brave
Radames:
It's all worked out, my road is clear
The lines of latitude extend
Way beyond my wildest dreams
Toward some great triumphant end
We seize the day
We turned the tide
We touched the stars
We mocked the grave
We moved into uncharted lands
Radames e i Soldati:
Fortune favors the brave
Radames:
The more we find, the more we see
The more we come to learn
The more that we explore
The more we shall return
Nothing is an accident
We are free to have it all
We are what we want to be
It's in ourselves to rise or fall
This is easy to believe
When distant places call to me
It's harder from the palace yard
Fortune favors the free
Soldati:
Oh, oh
Radames:
Fortune favors the young!
Soldati:
Oh, oh
Radames:
Fortune favors the brave!
The Past Is Another Land
Aida:
You know nothing about me
and care even less
How could you understand our emptiness
You've plundered our wisdom,
our knowledge, our wealth
In bleeding us dry
You long for our spirit
But that you will never possess
The past is now another land
Far beyond my reach
Invaded by insidious
Foreign bodies, foreign speech
Where timeless joys of childhood
Lie broken on the beach
The present is an empty space
Between the good and bad
A moment leading nowhere
Too pointless to be sad
But time enough to lay to waste
Every certainty I had
The future is a barren world
From which I can't return
Both heartless and material
Its wretched spoils not my concern
Shining like an evil sun
As my childhood treasures burn
Shining like an evil sun
As my childhood treasures burn
Another Pyramid
Zoser:
While you've been away cavorting
Matters here have moved apace
Now I need you home supporting
All the plans I've put in place
First of all this means your wedding
You'll recall your future bride
For the way that Pharaoh's heading
Time's no longer on our side
According to the hawk god, Horus
Our most regal invalid
Is not that much longer for us
Build another pyramid!
There are many who'll be tearful
As our leader fades away
But our architects are cheerful
And each dog must have its day
If our country is to flourish
Then my son must take the lead
Be our inspiration, nourish
All our hopes our dreams our creed
Soon our monarch will have filled a tomb
Just like his fathers did
Summon Egypt's greatest builders
Re: another pyramid
Ministri:
Build it, build it
Zoser:
Another pyramid
There will be a time for mourning
But for now put plans on hold
Ministri:
Hold
Zoser:
For I give the nation warning
That before the corpse is cold
Ministri:
Cold
Zoser:
We'll extend fair Egypt's power
Egypt's glory strength and style
We shall have our finest hour
Far beyond the mighty Nile
He must have a vault that's grand by
Any standards, floor to lid
Put five thousand slaves on stand by
Build another pyramid!
Ministri:
Build it, build it
Build it, build it
Build it, build it
Build it-
Build it, build it
Build it-
Zoser:
He must have a vault that's grand by
Any standards, floor to lid
Put five thousand slaves on stand by
Build another pyramid!
How I Know You
Mereb:
I grew up in your hometown
At least began to grow
I hadn't got to my first shave
before the body blow
Egyptians in the courtyard
My family in chains
You witnessed our abduction
Which possibly explains
How I know you
How I know you
Before that fateful morning
My family enjoyed
A privileged existence
For my father was employed
As advisor to the King no less
Which surely rings a bell
For as your are his daughter
You probably can tell
How I know you
Yes I know you
Aida:
You know too much and what you say
Is better left unknown
And now I'm just a slave like you
Our lives our not our own
Mereb:
I never have abandoned
And nor I think could you
That spark of hope for freedom
No terror can subdue
Aida:
My only hope is silence
You've never seen my face
Mereb:
No you remain a princess
In any time or place
Aida:
You don't know me
Mereb:
Yes, I know you
Aida:
You don't know me
Mereb:
How I know you
How I know you
My Strongest Suit
Amneris:
In life one has to face a huge assortment
Of nauseating fads and good advice
There's health and fitness
Diet and deportment
And other pointless forms of sacrifice
Conversation? Wit? I am a doubter
Manners? Charm?
They're no way to impress
So forget the inner me, observe the outer
I am what I wear and how I dress
Oh now I believe in looking
Like my time on earth is cooking
Whether polka dotted
Striped or even checked
With some glamour guaranteeing
Every fiber on of my being
Is displayed to quite remarkable effect
From your cradle via trousseau
To your deathbed you're on view, so
Never compromise, accept no substitute
I would rather wear a barrel
Than conservative apparel
For my dress has always been
My strongest suit
Donne:
Overwear
Underwear
Anytime
Anywhere
Amneris
Staying in or hitting townwards
From the top and working downwards
I ensure that every stitch
Is stitched in time
Donne:
Is stitched in time
Amneris:
Whether wig or hat or turban
Whether clad boudoir or urban
Not to strut your stuff
Outrageously's a crime
Donne:
Such a crime
Amneris:
And the few who are invited
To my wardrobe are delighted
As they wander through my things
To find en route
Donne:
We're wandering through your things
Amneris:
That in negligee or formal
I am anything but normal
For my dress has always been
My strongest suit
Donne:
Overwear, underwear
Anytime, anywhere
Amneris:
I am what I wear
Donne:
Overwear, underwear
Anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear
Amneris:
I said anytime
Donne:
Anytime, anywhere
Overwear,underwear
Amneris:
Anywhere
Donne:
Anytime
Amneris:
So bring me all my finest
Most audacious, my divinest
Most revealing
Most expensive and to boot
Most arresting
Most heartstopping
Most free-flowing
Most eye-popping
Most arresting
Most heart-stopping
Dress has always been
My strongest suit
My strongest suit
You know that
I am what I wear
Dress has always been
My strongest
My strongest
My strongest
My strongest suit!
Enchantment Passing Through
Radames:
To sail away to half discovered places
To see the secrets so few eyes have seen
To see moments of enchantment on our faces
The moments when we smile and those in between
Aida:
If I could leave this place then I'd be sailing
To corners of my land where there would be
Sweet southern winds of liberty prevailing
The beauty so majestic and so free
Radames:
There'd be no ties of time and space to bind me
Aida:
And no horizon I could not pursue
Radames:
I'd leave the world's misfortunes far behind me
Aida:
I'd put my faith and trusting in something new
Radames e Aida:
But why should I tell you this
Aida:
A stranger I just met
Radames:
A woman whom I hardly know at all and should forget
Radames e Aida:
A journey we can only dream of
Enchantment passing through
And how is it I say these things
So easily to you
Radames:
But why did I tell her this?
A stranger I've just met
A woman who I hardly know at all and will forget
Anonymous and gone tomorrow
Enchantment passing through
And all I've done is tell her things
she already knew
She knew
She knew....
My Strongest Suit (Reprise)
Amneris:
I may leave a great impression
As I race through a succession
Of the latest crazes, chase the newest fad
I feel better when beguiling
Find that fashion keeps me smiling
But in my heart I know it's rather sad
Aida:
That a life of great potential
Is dismissed, inconsequential
Amneris:
And only ever seen as being cute
So I'll flutter to deceive
Aida:
Oh no you must believe
That one day you're bound to find
Aida/Amneris:
A stronger suit
The Dance of the Robe
Aida:
It's knowing what they want of me that scares me
It's knowing having followed that I must lead
It's knowing that each person there compares me
To those in my past whom I now succeed
But how can whatever I do for them now
Be enough
Be enough
Nubians:
Aida! Aida!
All we ask of you
Is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage
To ask more would be selfish
But nothing less will do
Aida! Aida!
Nehebka:
Your robe should be golden, your robe should be perfect
Instead of this ragged concoction of thread
But may you be moved by its desperate beauty
To give us new life for we'd rather be dead
Then live in the squalor and shame of the slave
To the dance!
To the dance!
Nubians:
Aida! Aida!
All we ask of you
All we ask is a lifetime of
Service, wisdom, courage
To ask more would be selfish
But nothing less will do
Aida! Aida!
Aida! Aida!
Aida! Aida! Aida!
Aida:
I know expectations are wild and almost
Beyond my fulfillment but they won't hear
A word of a doubt or see signs of weakness
My nigh on impossible duty is clear
If I can rekindle my ancestors' dreams
It's enough
It's enough
Aida:
It's enough
Nubians (cantano mentre canta anche Aida):
Aida!
Nubians:
Aida! Aida!
Aida! Aida! Aida!
Aida:
It's enough!
Nubians (cantano mentre canta anche Aida):
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Not Me
Radames:
I once knew all the answers
I stood on certain ground
A picture of true happiness
Confidence so effortless
No brighter could be found
Mereb:
Oh no
Radames:
I never asked the questions
That trouble me today
I knew all there was to know
Love worn lightly
Put on show
My conquests on display
Mereb:
I can't believe he's changing
Radames:
And who'd have thought that confidence could die?
Not me, not me
Mereb:
Not me, not me
Radames:
That all I took for granted was a lie
Not me, not me
And who'd have guessed
I'd throw my world away
To be with someone I'm afraid will say
Not me, not me
Mereb:
This can never be
He's in love
But he's not the only one
Who'll be changed
Aida:
I shall not envy lovers
But long for what they share
Amneris:
An empty room is merciless
Don't be surprised if I confess
I need some comfort there
Aida e Amneris:
And who'd have thought
That love could be so good?
Not me, not me
And show me things I never understood
Not me, not me
Who'd have guessed he'd
Throw his world away
To be with someone til his dying day
Not me, not me
Radames, Amneris, Aida:
And who'd have thought that love
Could be so good
Radames, Amneris, Aida, Mereb:
Not me, not me
Radames, Amneris, Aida:
My/his secrets &
My/his passions understood
Radames, Amneris, Aida, Mereb:
Not me, not me
Radames, Amneris, Aida:
Who'd have guessed
I'd/he throw My/his world away
To be with someone til my/his dying day
Not me
Mereb:
This can never be
Elaborate Lives
Radames:
We all lead such elaborate lives
wild ambitions in our sights
How an affair of the heart survives
days apart and hurried nights
Seems quite unbelievable to me
I don't want to live like that
seems quite unbelievable to me
I don't want to love like that
I just want our time to be
slower and gentler, wiser,free
We all live in extravagant times
playing games we can't all win
Unintened emotional crimes
Take some out, take others in
I'm so tired of all were going through
I don't want to live like that
I'm so tired of all were going through
I don't want to love like that
I jsut want to be with you
Now and forever, peaceful,true
This may not be the moment
to tell you face to face
But I could wait forever
for the perfect time and place
Aida & Radames:
We all lead such elaborate lives
We don't know whose words are true
Strangers, lovers, husbands, wives
Hard to know who's loving who
Aida:
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to live like that
Radames:
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to love like that
I just want to touch your heart
May this confession
Radames e Aida:
Be the start
The Gods Love Nubia
Aida:
Take me in my dreams recurring
Cheerful as a childhood dance
Into one more taste of freedom
One more longing backward glance
In the sway of somber music
I shall never, never understand
Let me slip into the sweeter
Chorus of that other land
The gods love Nubia, the beautiful, the golden
The radiant, the fertile, the gentle and the blessed
The pain of Nubia is only for the moment
the desolate the suffering
the plundered, the opressed
Nehebka:
The gods love Nubia, their glorious creation
Its songs roll sweetly across the harvest plain
Nehebka & Aida:
The tears of Nubia, a passing aberration
They wash into the river and are never cried again
Nehebka, Aida, Mereb, and Nubian Woman:
The gods love Nubia, we have to keep believing
The scattered and divided, we are still it's heart
Aida:
The fall of Nubia, ephemeral and fleeting
The spirit always burning though the flesh is torn apart.
Tutti:
The fall of Nubia
Ephemeral and fleeting
The spirit always burning
Though the flesh is torn apart
Take me in my dreams recurring
Cheerful as a childhood dance
Into one more taste of freedom
One more longing backward glance
The gods love Nubia, the beautiful, the golden
The radiant, the fertile, the gentle and the blessed
The pain of Nubia is only for the moment
the desolate the suffering
the plundered, the opressed
The gods love Nubia
we have to keep believing
Though scattered and divided we are still it's heart
The fall of Nubia ephemeral and fleeting the spirit always
Burning though the flesh is torn apart
The spirit always burning though the flesh is torn apart
Aida:
Apart
Tutti:
Take me in my dreams recurring
One more longing backward glance
A Step Too Far
Amneris:
It's so strange he doesn't show me
more affection than he needs
Almost formal too respectful
never takes romantic leads
There are times when I imagine
I'm not always on his mind
He's not thinking what I'm thinking
Always half a step behind
Always half a step behind
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Radames:
I'm in every kind of trouble
Can't you tell, just look at me
Half ecstatic,half dejected
All in all I'm all at sea
Easy terms I thought I wanted
Fill me now with chilling dread
You could never know the chaos
Of a life turned on it's head
Of a life turned on it's head
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Radames and Amneris:
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Aida:
I am certain that I love him
But a love can be misplaced
Have I compromissed my people
In my passion and my haste?
I could be his life companion
Anywhere but where we are
Am I leader? Am I traitor?
Did I take a step too far?
Aida:
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Aida & Radames:
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Aida, Radames & Amneris:
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Oh,oh,oh,oh
Did I take a step too far
Easy as Life
Aida:
This is the moment when the gods expect me
To beg for help but I won't even try
I want nothing in this world but myself to protect me
But I won't lie down, roll over and die
All I have to do is to forget how much I love him
All I have to do is put my longing to one side
Tell myself that love's an ever-changing situation
Passion would have cooled and all the magic would have died
It's easy, it's easy
All I have to do is to pretend I never knew him
On those very rare occasions when he steals into my heart
Better to have lost him when the ties were barely binding
Better the contempt of the familiar cannot start
It's easy, It's easy
Until I think about him as he was when I last touched him
And how he would have been were I to be with him today
Those very rare occasions don't let up they keep on coming
All I ever wanted and I'm throwing it away
It's easy, it's easy as life
But then I saw the faces of a worn, defeated people
A father and a nation who won't let a coward run
Is this how the gods reward the faithful through the ages?
Forcing us to prove the hardest thing we've done
Are easy
So easy
And though I'll think about him til the earth draws in around me
And though I choose to leave him for another kind of love
There is no denial, no betrayal but redemption
Redeemed in my own eyes and in the pantheon above
It's easy
It's easy as life
It's easy as life
It's easy as life
Like Father, Like Son
Zoser:
Don't come on so cocksure boy, you can't escape your genes
No point in feeling pure boy, your background intervenes
Listen good and listen straight, you're not the master of your fate
To this you must be reconciled, you'll always be your father's child
At times acclaimed, at times reviled
You'll wind up doing just what I've done
Like father, like son
Radames:
Don't assume your vices get handed down the line
That a parent's blood suffices to condemn the child's design
I've done wrong, I can't deny, but at least I know that I
Shouldn't blame that on my stock, this may come as quite a shock
I'm no chip off any block, I wouldn't wish those words on anyone
Like father, like son
Zoser:
Son you're nervous, take my hand
All is settled, all is planned
You've got the world at your command
I don't think you understand
Radames:
I appreciate too well
The squalor at which you excel
it isn't very hard to tell
Evil's a distinctive smell
Zoser:
He's lost all sense of reason, and why?
Some foreign slut
Not only is that treason,
But some doors are slamming shut
Just like me he's found that flesh can excite but will enmesh
Once we rid him of this blight
Once this harlot's out of sight
Then I think he'll see the light
He won't walk back to daddy he will run
Like father, like son...
Radames' Letter
Radames:
I'm sorry for everything I've said
And for anything I forgot to say
When things get so complicated
I stumble at best muddle through
I wish that our lives could be simple
I don't want the world only you
Oh I wish I could tell you this face to face
But there's never the time never the place
So this letter will have to do
I love you....
How I Know You (Reprise)
Mereb:
There is a time
there is a place
When love should conquer all
The rest of life is pushed aside
as truth and reason fall
But only if that selfishness
can lead to something good
I thought I knew you princess
But I never understood
I don't know you
I don't know you
Written in the Stars
Aida:
I am here to tell you we can never meet again
Simple really, isn't it, a word or two and then
A lifetime of not knowing where or how or why or when
You think of me or speak of me and wonder what befell
The someone you once loved so long ago so well
Radames:
Never wonder what I'll feel as living shuffles by
You don't have to ask me and I need not reply
Every moment of my life from now until I die
I will think or dream of you and fail to understand
How a perfect love can be confounded out of hand
Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
For some God's experiment
In which we have no say
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day
Aida:
Nothing can be altered, there is nothing to decide
No escape, no change of heart, no anyplace to hide
Radames:
You are all I'll ever want, but this I am denied
Sometimes in my darkest thoughts, I wish I'd never learned
Aida & Radames:
What it is to be in love and have that love returned
Aida:
Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time
Aida & Radames:
For some God's experiment
In which we have no say
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day
I Know the Truth
Amneris:
How did I come to this?
How did I slip and fall?
How did I throw half a lifetime away
Without any thought at all?
This should have been my time
It's over, it never began
I closed my eyes to so much for so long
and I no longer can
I try to blame it on fortune
Some kind of shift in a star
But I know the truth and it haunts me
it's flown just a little too far
I know the truth and it mocks me
I know the truth and it shocks me
It's flown just a little too far
Why do I want him still?
Why when there's nothing there?
How to go on with the rest of my life
To pretend I don't care
This should've been my time
It's over-It never began
I closed my eyes to so much for so long
and I no longer can
I try to blame it on fortune
Some kind of twist in my fate
But I know the truth and it haunts me
I learned it a little too late
Oh I know the trth and it mocks me
I know the truth and it shocks me
I learned it a little too late
Too late
Elaborate Lives (Reprise)
Aida:
We all lead such elaborate lives
Wild ambitions in our sights
How an affair of the heart suvives
Days apart and hurried nights
Seems quite unbelievable to me
I don''t want to live like that
Seems quite unbelievable to me
I don't want to love like that
I just want our time to be
Slower and gentler, wiser, free
We all live in extravagant times
Playing games
we all can't win
Unintended emotional crimes
take some out take others in
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to live like that
Too many choices tear us apart
I don't want to love like that
I just want to keep your heart
May this confession be the start
I know you'll give me courage
to face what I must face
with all these complications
in another time and place
Aida and Radames:
We don't know whose words are true
An affair of the heart survives
All the pain the world can do
Radames:
I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to live like that
Aida:
I'm so tired of all we're going through
I don't want to love like that
I just want to be with you
Now and forever, peaceful, true
Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)
Radames:
There'll be no ties of time and space to bind us
Aida:
And no horizon we shall not pursue
Radames & Aida:
We'll leave the world's misfortunes far behind us
And I will put my faith and trust in you
Every Story is a Love Story (Reprise)
Amneris:
From deep within a tomb
A gentle light still shone
Showing me my path
As I ascended to the throne
Certain in my heart
That ancient wars must cease
The lovers' deaths gave birth
to a reign of peace
And their story
And my journey
And the lesson they provide
Draw their strength and inspiration
from a love that never dies
Personaggi:
Aida... la bellissima Principessa Etiope resa schiava dagli Egizi che si innamora di Radames. La sua identità di Principessa è tenuta segreta. E' bella, forte, coraggiosa, sincera, idealista, romantica ed è una guida per il suo popolo per il quale si sacrificherà
Radames... il bellissimo Capitano Egiziano, promesso sposo di Amneris, la figlia del Faraone, ma si innamora di Aida pensando che sia una schiava. E' un militare, è forte, coraggioso, lotta per la pace e la giustizia, ed è pronto a sacrificare se stesso per far trionfare i grandi valori in cui crede
Amneris... la bellissima e fredda Principessa Egiziana. E' la figlia del Faraone d'Egitto, è potente, tiranna, cattiva, ama vivere nel lusso e non si preoccupa del suo popolo... questo atteggiamento però nasconde una forte insicurezza. Promessa sposa di Radames, avrà un ruolo determinante nella condanna del Capitano e di Aida.
Mereb... lo schiavo Etiope di Radames. E' solare, pacifico e buono
Zoser... il crudele padre di Radames, è il Capo dei Ministri del Faraone. e' freddo, crudele, intrigante, ama il potere sopre ogni cosa e per questo tesse intrighi e inganni ed è pronto a sacrificare la felicità del figlio pur di realizzare i suoi oscuri piani. Fa di tutto per separare il figlio e Aida arrivando persino a complottare per uccidere la giovane Principessa.
Faraone... è il padre di Amneris, il Capo assoluto dell'Egitto. Potente, tiene schiavizzato il popolo e gli Etiopi, suoi prigionieri di guerra. Ama la guerra e combatte per mantenere il prestigio e aumentare la potenza dell'Egitto
Nehebka... è la schiava Etiope amica di Aida che dimostrerà la sua fedeltà alla Principessa sacrificando la propria vita per salvarla.
Amonasro... il padre di Aida, è il Re degli Etiopi. Catturato da Radames, è condannato a morte. Il Re lotta per il suo popolo e contrasta l'amore di Aida per Radames, l'uomo che odia perché li ha resi schiavi.
Soldati Egiziani... al servizio del Faraone, combattono contro gli Etiopi e li maltrattano con ogni tipo di violenza e sevizie.
Ministri... aiutanti di Zoser, condividono le sue idee a favore della schiavitù e saranno coinvolti nel tantato omicidio di Aida
Schiavi Etiopi... il popolo di Aida. Generosi, buoni, fedeli, essi mantengono segreta l'identità di Aida per evitarle la morte.
Donne del Palazzo... le dame di compagnia di Amneris.
Concept Art di Aida versione animata:
Aida:
Radames:
Mereb:
Mereb e Radames:
Nehebka:
Zoser:
Ministri:
Amneris:
Radames e Aida:
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