The soprano Angel Blue, the star of the new production of Verdi’s ancient-Egypt spectacle, goes to the Temple of Dendur, ...

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

Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at ...

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 ...

The Live from the MET in HD series continues with the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Aida” at noon and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 ...

"Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses, an experience intended to transfix the audience with grandeur.

When the Met calls and asks if you can fill in, of course you say yes. That's what tenor SeokJong Baek did when they asked ...

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

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.

"Because Aida is so big and so expensive ... for the art -- and the bottom line of institutions like the Met. "The future of the opera in America is really in the hands of the young people ...