ENTERTAINMENTPhotos: Opera Naples rehearses for AidaSrijita ChattopadhyayNaples Daily NewsSvetlana Aksenova who plays Aida in Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida, performs her solo during rehearsals at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Aksenova came down with a cold and wore a surgical mask during the run-through. The opera is a tale of forbidden love, power and loyalty amidst the sorrows of war that will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily NewsCast members, Marianne Cornetti, left, as Amneris, rehearses the first act with Svetlana Aksenova, right, as Aida in Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The show will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily NewsMarc Heller as Radamès from Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida, performs his opening act during rehearsals at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The show will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily NewsMarianne Cornetti, left, as Amneris, James Patterson, center, as Il Re and Steven Humes, right, as Ramfis, perform the first act of Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The show will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily NewsMarc Heller as Radamès from Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida, performs his opening act during rehearsals at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The show will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily NewsSvetlana Aksenova who plays Aida in Verdi's Egyptian epic, Aida, performs her solo during rehearsals at Judy & John Huston Theatre in Naples on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Aksenova came down with a cold and wore a surgical mask during the run-through. The show will open on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily News