Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at ...

Perhaps their inclusion was Mayer’s weak attempt to make his otherwise utterly traditional, entirely conventional Aida more relevant by attaching itself to opera’s recent struggle with its lon ...

In Verdi’s opera, the conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia is the underlying context for a tussle of love between Aida, the prisoner daughter of the Ethiopian King, and Amneris, the daughter of ...

"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 ...