She remembers the beauties of her homeland. Without any hope for the future, Aida is waiting for Radamès. The night before the wedding, Amneris and Ramfis ask for the favor of the gods. As a reward for his victory, the king gives Radamès his daughter Amneris’s hand in marriage. Ramfis proposes a compromise: only Aida and her father are to remain in the hands of the Egyptians. The priests demand the death of the Ethiopians. Amonasro, the Ethiopian king and Aida’s father, appears among the prisoners disguised as a simple soldier. Radamès asks for the release of the Ethiopian prisoners. In gratitude for his victory, the king promises to grant anything he wishes. Amneris confidently reveals herself as her rival. Through her horror, Aida gives herself away. And in order to find out whether Aida loves Radamès too, she falsely tells her that he has died. Amneris dreams of a future together with Radamès. The women are waiting for the victorious warriors to return. In a solemn ceremony, Radamès is prepared for war and given holy weapons. In the distress of having to choose between her lover and her fatherland, she wishes for death. Aida is appalled that she is wishing victory for the man who is going to war against her people. War fever breaks out, and Aida joins in as well. The king declares war against Ethiopia after a messenger reports of the invasion of the Ethiopian troops. When she meets him in a euphoric mood and Aida appears, she suspects the love between Aida and Radamès. Amneris, the daughter of the Egyptian king, loves Radamès and hopes to win his affections. He dreams of victory and glory and of his secret love for the daughter of the Ethiopian king, Aida, who lives as a slave at the royal court. Radamès hopes to go to war as the Egyptian general. The high priest Ramfis, a close confidante of the Egyptian royal family, reports to the young officer Radamès that a new war against the Ethiopians is imminent and that the name of the commander will soon be announced.
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