In what’s become her signature role – the American soprano has sung Aida a hundred times previously – her searingly expressive, silvery tone and complete inhabiting of the character brought the doomed ...

Set in wartime in ancient Egypt, it gives directors and designers a wonderful opportunity to create massive sets and extravagant costumes, while the plot combining love, jealousy and violence lets the ...

Richard Fairman explores Verdi's creative process, Sir Mark Elder reflects on Verdi's masterpiece, plus we give a guide to the greatest recordings We have been writing about classical music for our ...

VERDI'S grandest opera, Aida, is famous for the triumphal procession that has tested the ingenuity of directors ever since the Verona Arena Festival introduced live elephants in the 1950s. No opera ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Opera should, or can, be a spectacle. It’s what fans have come to expect, especially from big-budget companies such as San Francisco Opera. But it shouldn’t only be a spectacle. And ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 Live in HD series begins Saturday, Oct. 6, with “Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi. This season’s lineup offers something for everyone: an array of well-known and lesser-known ...

One of the most popular operatic works performed in Egypt, Verdi's Aida, is currently on stage at the Cairo Opera House Opera Aida opened on Monday at the Cairo Opera House's Main Hall and will run ...

The upcoming performances of Verdi's Aida scheduled for four evenings at the Cairo Opera House remind us of the significance of this work and the history of its grand performances in Egypt With no ...

Aida is the tragic tale of the eponymous heroine’s struggle between love and country. A polarity of choice reflected in the minimalism of the set, and our art direction for the campaign. A single ...