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

While many contemporary iterations of Aida have seen directors stage Verdi’s story of love and war outside of a more outdated ‘Egyptian’ (read: elephants, pyramids) landscape, Izzo acknowledges that ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season of live Saturday matinee radio broadcasts continues with “Aida,” Verdi’s tragedy of forbidden love in ancient Egypt. Soprano Angel ...

The Rivals of Aida! Last night was the opening of the second revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s four-act opera Aida for the Royal Opera. This grandest of grand operas is set in ancient ...

Submitted by the Orcas Center. Don’t miss your chance to see “Aida,” Verdi’s epic tale of love, power and jealousy at Orcas Center on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at noon. Filmed live in high definition, these on ...

UTICA — The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live performance transmissions, continues at Munson with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday ...

Verdi was commissioned by the Khedive (Viceroy) of Egypt to write a piece for the new opera house in Cairo. He requested a fee of $20,000, an enormous amount in those days, and received it without a ...

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 ...