With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age "Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Aida remains a thoroughly traditional show beyond some surface novelties, whereas the Royal Opera’s 2022 production dispenses with Egypt altogether.

The Rivals of Aida! Last night was the opening of the second revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s four-act opera ...

Strong performances by chorus, orchestra and the father-daughter pairing of Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Pirozzi make this ...

In Verdi’s opera, the conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia is the underlying context for a tussle of love between Aida, the prisoner daughter of the Ethiopian King, and Amneris, the daughter of ...

The Metropolitan Opera opened the New Year with its first new staging of Verdi’s Aida in 37 years. Regulars had every right to be trepidatious: A few years ago we witnessed Gounod’s Faust drop the ...

It was Peter Gelb, general manager of New York Metropolitan Opera. The principal tenor singing the role of Radamés in the Met’s new staging of Verdi’s “Aida” was fighting a virus.

"When you look at the history of Grand Opera, you see a lot of operas that are set in exotic locales," he said, citing "Aida" along with "Madama Butterfly," set in Japan, and "Turandot," set in ...

Aida has long epitomised opera at its most extravagant - think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses, an experience intended to transfix the audience with grandeur.