Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Verdi's Egyptian tragedy Aida, one of the most-performed operas in company history ...
No elephants, just heart. Opera Southwest’s 'Aida' swaps spectacle for raw emotion, powerful voices and a close-up Cairo love triangle.
"Aida," Verdi's surprisingly intimate grand opera, returns to New Mexico in a new staging by Opera Southwest, featuring celebrated soprano Michelle Johnson in the title role.
Verdi never wastes a note or a moment in propelling the drama or establishing location. Through specific combinations of instruments and musical modes, he evokes the Egyptian atmospheres. Silken ...
'When Margaret Thatcher was on Desert Island Discs, the only piece of classical music she chose was the Triumphal March," director David McVicar says, referring to the familiar music for the Egyptian ...
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Verdi's Egyptian tragedy Aida, returned to the ...
The project has been underway for nearly 30 years. It comes to spectacular fruition this weekend. Saturday, the Sarasota Opera premiered "Aida." When when the final curtain closed, the Sarasota Opera ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Despite the promise of his name, Italian citizen Prospero Bertani was ...
Terrance McKnight: This is Every Voice with Terrance McKnight on WQXR. It’s a radio special that looks at the representations of blackness in Verdi’s opera Aida. Growing up I played two instruments, ...
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