Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but ...
Robert Carsen’s abstract revival of Verdi’s opera feels like a work-in-progress of a dauntingly all-too-topical show ...
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 ...
A Jack Russell terrier showed off her impressive horse-riding skills in a video captured in Arizona. Francesca Carsen’s ...
Strong performances by chorus, orchestra and the father-daughter pairing of Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Anna Pirozzi make this ...
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The Royal Opera - Aida
The Rivals of Aida! Last night was the opening of the second revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s four-act 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 ...
Entombing doom in monochrome, director Robert Carsen’s 2022 production of “Aïda” buries its protagonists before they’re dead. Façades of forced conformity define it – popping through parades of khaki ...
Chad Austin's game winners, Carsen Edwards and Jon Octeus throwing down big dunks, Zach Edey's only 3-pointer are some of ...
Verdi’s captivating opera returns to the Royal Opera House, where love and duty collide. Background Robert Carsen’s ‘transformative’ (Financial Times) production situates Verdi’s large-scale political ...