Telling a story of star-crossed lovers during the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Virginia Opera’s “Aida” is ready for Richmond.
What makes a “grand opera” grand? Well, in part, it’s the sheer number of artists involved, reviewer Page Laws says.
Although I focus a lot on world music and jazz, I’ve always loved opera and art song. I saw the great German-British soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sing at the Hollywood Bowl in the late ’60s. On a ...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Through countless hours of practice and prep work, Virginia Opera got ready to show Aida. Then the COVID pandemic happened, shutting it down in March 2020. Six years later, they ...
Brian Landry, a former Tulsa Opera Studio Artist making his debut as Radames, sings during rehearsal. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World Stage hands assemble the clutter of set parts, some under construction ...
No elephants, just heart. Opera Southwest’s 'Aida' swaps spectacle for raw emotion, powerful voices and a close-up Cairo love triangle.