Verdi is having a run of bad luck. He has to revise for an exam on the history of music just when he is suffering from ...

Aida’s father, Amonasro, the king of Ethiopia, put Aida up to wheedling that information out of the Egyptian general, and has ...

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 ...

One attraction of the new Aida was Saioa Hernández, a Spanish soprano rarely seen in American productions, in the title role.

Richard Fairman explores Verdi's creative process, Sir Mark Elder reflects on Verdi's masterpiece, plus we give a guide to the greatest recordings We have been writing about classical music for our ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Opera Maine will present an original production of Verdi’s Aida at Merrill ...

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, ...

VERDI'S grandest opera, Aida, is famous for the triumphal procession that has tested the ingenuity of directors ever since the Verona Arena Festival introduced live elephants in the 1950s. No opera ...