Already this year, I’ve thought much on the nature of theatrical revivals and adaptations. At the Royal Ballet and Opera, the issue is doubled. Gone are the pyramids and Tutankamun call-backs and in ...

Tamara Wilson and Reggie Smith Jr. in Aida at Houston Grand Opera. The singing is magnificent. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane Ancient Egypt looks mighty cheesy in Houston Grand Opera’s new production of ...

The $20m Italian production of one of the world’s best-loved operas set to be staged at Adelaide Oval next February has been ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Cairo Opera House is now broadcasting the Opera Aida. The opera ...

When it comes to Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” go big or go home is the name of the game. The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance’s presentation of Dayton Opera’s production of Verdi’s enduring 1871 classic ...

In the week leading up to the opening night of a Tulsa Opera production, chaos is the natural order of things. At least, that's the opinion of Mike Sherrill, the company's technical director, as he ...

Reginald Smith Jr., fresh from playing (older) Emile in Terence Blanchard’s opera “Champion,” is having a formidable 2024 on the Lyric Opera stage. In the role of Amonasro, King of Ethiopia, the ...

With its brass bludgeon of a triumphal march, its two-story tomb scene and its temple rendezvous, Verdi wrote the book on grand opera when he composed "Aida." It's impossible to get too grand with it.

With a fat $150,000 to spend on La Scala’s new production of Aïda, Director Franco Zeffirelli soared off into Cinerama dreams of Oriental glory. Unabashed by what his fine Italian hand had done to the ...