Aida performance fit for a Pharoah wows Beijing

What could be more spectacular than a live performance of Verdi's masterpiece opera Aida in front of its spiritual home, the Giza Pyramids, just outside Cairo? But if you can't make it to Egypt, the Cairo Opera House is performing it at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts from July 10 to 13.

The Cairo Opera House will bring a huge cast and crew of more than 300 to Beijing, including the orchestra, chorus, ballet dancers and technicians along with the stage, accessories and decorations.

Stage engineer and setting designer Mahmoud Haggag visited the venue earlier this year and promised to present one of the most splendid productions of Aida.