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Based on the storyline of the opera, Aida is the story of an Ethiopian princess who is captured by the Egyptians and taken as a slave. She becomes a servant to Amneris, an Egyptian princess who is meant to marry Radames, the prince who is Aida's captor, and then lover. Infuriated with their betrayal, both political and personal, Amneris has Aida and the prince entombed alive and left to die. In this production, their tomb becomes one of the objets d'art in a museum setting, where a present-day Aida meets her Prince Charming as they are attracted to each other once again in another lifetime.
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