The Metropolitan Opera's assistant directors balance tradition and innovation to revive productions like "Aida" while shaping ...

The onstage menagerie has been vanishing. On Tuesday, the company rang in the new year with a new version of Verdi’s Pharaonic classic “Aida” starring the shining soprano Angel Blue ...

You know you’re in trouble when a grand new production of Verdi’s “Aida” only catches fire midway through the second act, after the “Triumphal March”—when Amonasro shows up.

Michael Mayer grew up with a fascination with ancient Egypt, and it's an interest he is putting to good use this winter. Following his acclaimed work just last year on Broadway's Swept Away, Mayer has ...

By Javier C. Hernández Photographs and Video by OK McCausland When the director Michael Mayer set out to stage Verdi’s “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera, he knew the stakes were high.

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 Blue stars in the ...

The Peterborough Players will screen Verdi’s "Aida" on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. as part of its “Arts on Screen” series. The production is from “The Met: Live in HD” and stars soprano Angel ...

"Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses ...

Take your vitamins, folks. There’s something going around. The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael ...