Aida, Royal Opera: the marching soldiers now feel alarmingly timely
Robert Carsen’s abstract revival of Verdi’s opera feels like a work-in-progress of a dauntingly all-too-topical show ...
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Opera ‘Aida’ will be broadcast live at App Theatre on Saturday
The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country will host a viewing of “Aida” on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Met’s New Aida Visits the Other Met
The soprano Angel Blue, the star of the new production of Verdi’s ancient-Egypt spectacle, goes to the Temple of Dendur, ...
A totalitarian reimagining of Aida gets to the heart of Verdi’s opera
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 ...
Newport News Times2d
Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Aida’ on screen at the PAC
The Metropolitan Opera presents a new production of Giuseppe Verde’s masterpiece, “Aida,” and Oregon coast audiences can see ...
Wyoming News6d
With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age
"Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses ...
BroadwayWorld1d
Review: AIDA Royal Ballet and Opera
At the Royal Ballet and Opera, the issue is doubled. Gone are the pyramids and Tutankamun call-backs and in comes sets (by ...
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With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age
"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 ...