The issue of cultural appropriation remains a hot topic in opera. Is it still PC to have Puccini’s Madama Butterfly set in Japan or his Turandot in China? And what is to be done with Verdi’s Aida, a ...
Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi is the pharaoh’s daughter Amneris, also in love with Radamès, and baritone Quinn Kelsey is Aida’s father Amonasro, king of Ethiopia. Presented at the Met by Debra ...
Baritone Quinn Kelsey is Aida’s father Amonasro, king of Ethiopia. The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra are led by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Verdi’s sweeping drama ...
Enriched by an emotive mezzo, Bryce-Davis can exert her natural gift with ease and should avoid old-fashioned choices. Amartuvshin Enkhbat crafted mighty tones as Amonasro: King of Ethiopia and the ...