Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. For the first time in more than a decade, Verdi’s romantic and political drama ...
NEW YORK — Sonja Frisell was a 9-year-old growing up in England when she saw still photos of “Caesar and Cleopatra,” a 1945 movie starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains. “My mother wouldn’t take me to ...
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 ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Michael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring. By ...
Verdi represents the epitome of Italian opera, and Aida features some of its most beloved music. The opera with the famous Triumphal March is a magnificent yet intimate piece about love in the shadow ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sonja Frisell’s production of Verdi’s “Aida” ends a 35-year run at the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday with its 262nd performance. The lavish staging features a Triumphal Scene with 272 ...