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11 mar 2017 · Aida is of course the quintessential grand opera, famed throughout the world for extravagant stagings at the Arena di Verona, but actually, aside from the great Triumphal Scene, many of its scenes are played out in private, behind closed doors.
Robert Carsen’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” opened at the Royal Opera House back in the autumn; now it is receiving its first revival as the 2022-23 season begins to wind up for the year.
Aida. Royal Opera House, until 12 October. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Collon. Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Grey. More grey. So very, very grey. That’s the main visual impression left by...
25 maj 2021 · Verdi's Aida | A Complete Guide. Richard Fairman explores Verdi's creative process, Sir Mark Elder reflects on Verdi's masterpiece, plus we give a guide to the greatest recordings.
27 wrz 2022 · Among grand operas, there is none grander than Verdi’s Aida, first performed in Cairo in 1871. Egyptian spectacle is written into the stage directions with panoramic vistas of Theban temples and...
25 wrz 2022 · Opera. Aida review ★★★★★, Royal Opera House. 25 Sep 22 – 01 Jun 23, Seven performances 25 Sept to 12 Oct; nine performances 25 May to 1 June. Start times vary. Running time c 3hr. Robert Carsen's prescient new production of Verdi's opera finds parallels in today's headlines. By Claudia Pritchard on 26/9/2022.
Aida was Corelli’s first commercial recording for Cetra in 1956; to quote Göran again, “A dozen years later when he recorded the opera complete again, with Birgit Nilsson as his Aida, he had matured stylistically and makes a superb diminuendo.
