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Photos: Opera Naples rehearses for Aida

Srijita Chattopadhyay
Naples Daily News
Svetlana 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.
Svetlana 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.
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Cast 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.
Cast 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.
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Marc 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.
Marc 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.
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Marianne 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.
Marianne 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 News
Marc 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.
Marc 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 News
Svetlana 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.
Svetlana 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