At the Opera Maine Gala at Ocean Gateway on April 25, Egyptian influences were everywhere – the décor, the menu, the auction items, the floral arrangements and even guests’ fashion choices. Opera ...

This is Every Voice with Terrance McKnight. It’s still a new podcast from WQXR that interrogates the culture of our classical music scene and we look at ways to make it beautiful for all of us. In ...

The small but remarkably fine Union Avenue Opera Company continues its thirtieth season with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aïda (“in concert”). This opera was commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt ...

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced the cast and conductors for Dayton Opera's upcoming production of Verdi's Aida. Aida takes place Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 6 at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Michael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring. By ...

With its teeming crowd scenes and massive set pieces, it’s easy to forget that “Aida” is about four individuals struggling to meet the demands of duty and desire. The new San Francisco Opera ...

A scene from Act 2 of the Metropolitan Opera's Aida production The Met retains the pseudo-realistic sets and costumes from 1987. The show looks like an Italian opera representation of Egypt in the ...

Aida, the slave girl and heroine of Verdi’s opera by the same name, captures the romance and intrigue of today’s Egypt, a country steeped in tradition, evolving into the modern world. We made the ...

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When it comes to Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” go big or go home is the name of the game. The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance’s presentation of Dayton Opera’s production of Verdi’s enduring 1871 classic ...