"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 China, ...

Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...

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 ...

By Javier C. Hernández Moments before she went onstage in “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera on a recent night, the soprano Angel Blue was in her dressing room, smiling and blowing kisses on a ...

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 ...

Angel Blue, soprano superstar and Los Angeles native, stars in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Aida, streaming Live in HD to cinemas around the world on Saturday ...

“Are you in a show?” she asked. Yes, Blue said—“Aida,” at the Met Opera. Her companion added that Blue was starring in it. The museumgoer’s eyebrows shot up. “Wow!” she said.

Anna Pirozzi and Raehann Bryce-Davis shine in Robert Carsen and Daniel Oren’s spectacular version of Verdi's opera blending human passion and military precision ...

"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 ...