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Today we’re wrapping up our discussion of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Kevin Maynor: With all of the triumph and the pageantry of what we expect and what would be called a grand opera. Nimet Habachy: Egypt ...
The singer shines in Michael Mayer’s staging of Verdi’s tragic opera in this presentation from ‘Great Performances at the Met ...
Arguably the most popular opera set in ancient Egypt, Aida was created to celebrate the opening of Cairo's Khedivial Opera House in 1871. Set in an ancient Egypt convulsed by war, the opera ...
Cape Town Opera delivers a superb production of one of opera’s true classics, Aida. This production reimagines the setting in an African futurist time and landscape.
After 100 years in Ogden, Peery’s Egyptian Theater celebrates a century of drama, entertainment and community with a production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s smash-hit musical “Aida.” ...
The Met’s new production of “Aida,” which runs through May, is directed by Michael Mayer and features projections that evoke ancient Egypt, dancing that suggests hieroglyphics, and a ...
“Aida” follows the epic love story between the titular character (Michelle Johnson), an Ethiopian princess captured and enslaved by Egyptians, and Radamès (Diego Torre), an Egyptian military ...
This year, the Egyptian Consulate in Sydney as well as jewellery designer Aida Guirguis are showing art pieces inspired by the long and rich Egyptian history and culture. We spoke to Dr Heba Abed ...