At the Royal Ballet and Opera, the issue is doubled. Gone are the pyramids and Tutankamun call-backs and in comes sets (by ...

Hernández Moments before she went onstage in “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera on a recent night ... including during the aria “O patria mia,” in which her character laments the loss ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s show ... Along with the ailing Radamès, this meant peril. As Aida, Angel Blue was affecting in her opening aria, but her soprano lacked the warmth and bloom to be ...

Aida has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant—think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes, and even real-live horses—an experience intended to ...

"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 "Madama Butterfly," set in Japan, and "Turandot," set in ...