For the first time in more than a decade, Verdi’s romantic and political drama Aida returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 9 to April 7, 2024. See photos from the production below. Music Director ...

A tape reel of Verdi-Aida (2016.68.10a) that is housed in a cardboard case (2016.68.10b). The front of the case features a closely framed portrait of Leontyne Price looking upward in costume as the ...

What makes a “grand opera” grand? Well, in part, it’s the sheer number of artists involved, reviewer Page Laws says.

Last night was the opening of the second revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s four-act opera Aida for the Royal Opera. This grandest of grand operas is set in ancient Egypt and examines ...

A timeless story of love and betrayal against the backdrop of war, a livestream of the opera, “Aida,” performed by the Metropolitan Opera will be shown Jan. 25 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish ...

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Earlier this season at the Met, Meade stepped in to sing the title role of Bellini's Norma and also starred as Elisabetta di Valois in Verdi's Don Carlo. Other highlights at the house include her ...

Terrance McKnight: This is Every Voice with Terrance McKnight. It’s still a new podcast from WQXR, we’ve done ten episodes where we interrogate the culture of our classical music scene and we look at ...

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series of reported commentaries on the future of opera. NEW YORK — It’s a big house. The Metropolitan Opera seats nearly 4,000 people up into its fifth ...