Verdi's Aida intriguingly updated by the Royal Opera House
Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...
A totalitarian reimagining of Aida gets to the heart of Verdi’s opera
The issue of cultural appropriation remains a hot topic in opera. Is it still PC to have Puccini’s Madama Butterfly set in Japan or his Turandot in China? And what is to be done with Verdi’s Aida, a ...
Aida, Royal Opera: the marching soldiers now feel alarmingly timely
Robert Carsen’s abstract revival of Verdi’s opera feels like a work-in-progress of a dauntingly all-too-topical show ...
Bach6d
Forbidden love in times of war: Aida at The Royal Opera
Strong performances by chorus, orchestra and the father-daughter pairing of Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Pirozzi make this ...
BroadwayWorld24y
Review: AIDA, Royal Ballet and Opera
At the Royal Ballet and Opera, the issue is doubled. Gone are the pyramids and Tutankamun call-backs and in comes sets (by ...
BroadwayWorld2mon
Robert Carsen's Contemporary AIDA Returns to the Royal Opera
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This production premiered in 2022. This ...
The Stage6d
Aida review
Anna Pirozzi and Raehann Bryce-Davis shine in Robert Carsen and Daniel Oren’s spectacular version of Verdi's opera blending human passion and military precision ...
The Stage7d
Aida review
If, however, you’re looking for a stark, modern and intimate production that focuses on human passion in a time of war, Robert Carsen’s staging cuts through the bombast. In Miriam Buether’s ...