Aida (1987 film)

Aida
Directed by	Claes Fellbom
Written by	Claes Fellbom
Produced by	Staffan Rydén [sv]
Starring	Margareta Ridderstedt [sv], Niklas Ek [sv], Robert Grundin [sv]
Music by	Giuseppe Verdi
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	95 minutes
Languages	Italian, Swedish

Aida is a 1987 Swedish movie, directed by Claes Fellbom. The film is based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Aida.

Robert Grundin [sv] sings the part of Radamès, and the role is played by dancer Niklas Ek [sv]. Marianne Myrsten [sv] sings the part of the high priestess, played by Françoise Drapier. Thomas Annmo [sv] is the voice of the Messenger, played by Lennart Håkansson [sv]. Kerstin Nerbe was responsible for reworking the music. The film is built on a performance at the Stockholm Folk Opera in 1985.

Cast

• Margareta Ridderstedt [sv] - Aida
• Niklas Ek [sv] - Radames
• Robert Grundin [sv] - voice of Radames
• Ingrid Tobiasson - Amneris
• Jan van der Schaaf [sv] - Amonasro
• Alf Häggstam [sv] - Ramfis
• Staffan Rydén [sv] - the King's spokesman
• Françoise Drapier - High priestess
• Marianne Myrsten [sv] - voice of the high priestess
• Lennart Håkansson [sv] - Messenger
• Thomas Annmo [sv] - voice of Messenger
• Heléne Perback [sv] - dancer
• Kristin Kåge [sv] - dancer
• Ann Lee - dancer
• Annika Listén [sv] - dancer
• Saeed Hooshidar [sv] - dancer
• Björn Wikström - dancer
• Ross - moderator

Music

• Aida, by composer Giuseppe Verdi
• Italian lyrics by Antonio Ghislanzoni and Swedish lyrics (1880) by Herbert Sundberg.

References

This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in Swedish.

External links

• Aida at IMDb
• Aida at the Swedish Film Institute Database