Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at ...
Aida has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant—think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes, and even real-live horses—an ...
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 Metropolitan Opera's new production of Verdi's iconic opera "Aida" starring Angel Blue as the heroine Aida, directed by ...
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 ...
"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 ...
Perhaps their inclusion was Mayer’s weak attempt to make his otherwise utterly traditional, entirely conventional Aida more relevant by attaching itself to opera’s recent struggle with its lon ...
A beloved version of that scale helmed the Met for more than three decades -- so staging a new production of "Aida," a tale of love, war and loyalty set in ancient Egypt, was a tall order.