BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3245@teddingtontown.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T150000 DTSTAMP:20260712T133348Z URL:https://teddingtontown.co.uk/events/aida-2026-10-10-2026-10-11/ SUMMARY:AIDA DESCRIPTION:INSTANT OPERA (10th Anniversary 2016 – 2026) *****\n\n \ ;\n\nVERDI – AIDA \n\n \;\n\n    Music – fully staged grand ope ra \n\nCheck website for exact dates and times.\n\n \;\n\nINSTANT OPE RA celebrates their 10th anniversary in 2026.  To mark the occasion they present a special event for Giuseppe Verdi’s 125th anniversary – his g rand opera AIDA.\n\n \;\n\nThe three performances of AIDA will be ful ly staged with two international casts\, chorus and full orchestra conduct ed by Kelvin Lim.\n\n \;\n\nCast performance details and dates at www .instantopera.co.uk/future\n\n \;\n\nVerdi was commissioned to write A ida to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the constructio n of the Cairo Opera House where it premiered in 1871.  This will be an unmissable event at The Landmark Arts Centre inaugurating Instant Opera’ s first full performance there – a suitably grand venue for this epic ma sterpiece.\n\n \;\n\nLast year’s production of Puccini’s Turandot earned Instant Opera two five star reviews so the bar is high for a truly memorable evening!  AIDA has something for everyone – from the famous a ria ‘Celeste Aida’a soaring declaration of forbidden love. Other highl ights include Aida’s prayer\, ‘O patria mia’\, with her fears for h er country in a time of war. The Triumphal March is a moment of huge cerem ony\, accompanied by trumpets and rousing percussion. There are emotionall y charged ensembles and\, as is often the case in Verdi’s operas\, a du et between a father and his daughter\, in the powerful scene between Amona sro and Aida.\n\n \;\n\nBook now and claim a complimentary show progra mme worth £5 at checkout when signing up for occasional updates from Inst ant Opera.\n\n \;\n\nTickets available at Landmark Arts Centre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://teddingtontown.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/07/Teddington-Town-Submission-Template-4.png CATEGORIES:Adults Night,Community,Music LOCATION:Landmark Arts Centre\, Ferry Road\, Teddington\, TW11 9NN\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4291528;-0.3237318999999843 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ferry Road\, Teddington\, T W11 9NN\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Landmark Arts Centre:g eo:51.4291528,-0.3237318999999843 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR