Nilsson may be the most demure Aida ever to grace the Met stage. Her simple sheath instantly marks her as an outsider, but her regal bearing is that of a princess. Simplicity was Nilsson’s trump card, ...

There are fewer settings more grand, more exotic, more regal and opulent than ancient Egypt. So when Giuseppe Verdi, one of ...

Opera singer Judith Kutasi (C) performs during Giuseppe Verdi’s "Aida" at New York's Metropolitan Opera. AFP Mayer's approach to the piece involves presenting it through the eyes of a team of ...

Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer brings a new production of Verdi’s grand masterpiece Aida ... Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera ...

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The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska and Hui He. They share the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle ...

WPI professor Lucy Caplan explores how Black artists helped transform opera in new book "Dreaming in Ensemble." ...

I saunter into the theatre two minutes before curtain, with a bag of fresh popcorn in one hand and a drink in the other. My seat is wider and plusher than the ones I’m accustomed to. My row ...