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, ...

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 ...

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

"Because Aida is so big and so expensive ... for the art -- and the bottom line of institutions like the Met. "The future of the opera in America is really in the hands of the young people ...

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 ...

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2025–26 ... following her triumphant portrayal in the title role in the Met’s new production of Verdi’s Aida. Soprano Erin Morley, an audience ...

Gelb said the consultants also recommended fewer split runs, in which an opera appears in different parts of the season. The Met has instituted ... of Verdi’s “Aida” at 79%.