Interpretive Talk: 盡忠至孝 TẬN-TRUNG CHÍ-HIẾU

The interpretive session will be led by Trần Như Vĩnh-Lạc, in Vietnamese with no interpretation into other languages.

Location: The Lighthouse reading space, 1st Floor, Paper & I | 152 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Saigon Ward, HCMC
Time: 1:30PM – 5:30PM – Saturday, August 15, 2026 (doors open from 1:00PM)
Registration: https://quickom.net/event/6807

SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION (advance payment via bank transfer)
300,000 VND - applicable to audiences attending only the interpretive talk.
400,000 VND - combo applicable to audiences attending both the interpretive talk & screening events.

Opera Screening: AÏDA by Giuseppe Verdi

Production directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. The production was created in 2022.

THIS PRODUCTION IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 12 YEARS OLD.

Location: The Lighthouse reading space, 1st Floor, Paper & I, 152 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Sài Gòn Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
Time: 7:00PM – 9:50PM – Saturday, August 15, 2026 (doors open from 6:30PM)
Registration: https://quickom.net/event/6806

SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION (advance payment via bank transfer)
200,000 VND - applicable to audiences attending only the screening.
400,000 VND - combo applicable to audiences attending both the interpretive talk + screening.

**For audiences attending both events in the series (talk + opera screening), the suggested contribution is 400,000 VND for the full program series.

Saigon Classical
with the collaboration and support of Paper & I and The One Piano
as part of the project: From Alpha to Opera – introducing famous operas with Vietnamese and English subtitles.

Loyalty to the nation, filial devotion to one’s parents, which should weigh more heavily?

Aïda is captured and taken to Egypt, a valuable spoil of war in the conflict between Egypt and Æthiopia. Forced to conceal her royal origins from the defeated kingdom, she becomes a slave serving Princess Amneris. Meanwhile, Radamès, a brilliant Egyptian military commander, secretly falls in love with the gentle slave girl, completely unaware of her true identity. When Æthiopia rises in counterattack and Egypt prepares for war, Radamès is appointed commander-in-chief in the name of his homeland. But the hidden love between them, forbidden on every side, already seems like a trap laid by fate. As political conflict escalates and their feelings deepen, the painful truth will inevitably be revealed, forcing the innocent young lovers to choose – loyalty to the nation or filial duty – along with the vows they have made to one another.