Robert Carsen’s abstract revival of Verdi’s opera feels like a work-in-progress of a dauntingly all-too-topical show ...

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 ...

Verdi's "Aida" also has long faced criticism of Orientalism ... "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 ...

Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...

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

Angel Blue, soprano superstar and Los Angeles native, stars in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Aida, streaming Live in HD to cinemas around the world on Saturday ...

Anna Pirozzi and Raehann Bryce-Davis shine in Robert Carsen and Daniel Oren’s spectacular version of Verdi's opera blending human passion and military precision ...

The Metropolitan Opera opened the New Year with its first new staging of Verdi’s Aida in 37 years. Regulars had every right to be trepidatious: A few years ago we witnessed Gounod’s Faust drop the ...

Strong performances by chorus, orchestra and the father-daughter pairing of Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Pirozzi make this ...

Verdi's "Aida" also has long faced criticism of Orientalism ... "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 ...