“Aida,” which premiered in 1871 at Cairo ... tomb in Act II — a processional theft set to the tune of the “Triumphal March,” and one of the most bizarre instances of interruptus ...

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.

His “Aida,” which has some 65,000 seats to sell ... for exploiting non-Western cultures. Image During the Triumphal March, the archaeologists parade through, carrying out antiquities.Credit ...