Blue, a Met regular, resisted “Aida” earlier in her career because of the vocal challenge. But she debuted in the role last year at the Royal Opera House in London, and felt a deep connection ...
Though she had sung “Aida” once in concert in Detroit, her only previous staged performances came last year at London’s Royal Opera House. The critics were impressed, though some felt she ...
The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” and greeted ...
Opera Aida is a standard in the Cairo Opera House repertoire. Usually performed once a year, this the large opera work by Giuseppe Verdi returns to the stage for the second time this season.