Daniel Serafin, the son of “Mr. “Great” Harald Serafin, loves big feelings. That must be so, otherwise he would hardly be the director of the largest open-air stage in Europe in the opera house in the quarry in St. Margarethen. The 42-year-old bachelor told what moves him and who makes his blood flow.
“Crown”: From 10 July, Europe’s largest open-air stage will be transformed into ancient Egypt. Then you can go back to the time of the pharaohs in the quarry and into the world of the Immerse yourself in the Ethiopian princess Aida, who serves at the Egyptian court of the king’s daughter Amneris. What exactly is the opera of the same name about?
Daniel Serafin: Amneris plans to marry officer Radamès, but he loves Aida. It is a secret love. A love against reason, class and origin. When Radamès is chosen as a general against the invading Ethiopians and Aida is urged by her father to explore the military strategy of the enemy army, conflicts of conscience and loyalty arise. In the end, Aida and Radames can only be united in death. A great love tragedy, but many operas are made of this melodramatic material. If life were only happy, it would be boring. Sun and moon, ebb and flow, up and down: the wave of life always needs opposites. If it is a flatline, we are all dead because no development is possible. Opera produces waves of emotion all the time.
Source: Krone
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