Musical skill makes Verdi's 'Aida' sing
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Seattle Opera opened a brilliantly sung "Aida" this weekend at McCaw Hall.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Seattle Opera opened a brilliantly sung "Aida" this weekend at McCaw Hall.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida," set in ancient Egypt, opens Seattle Opera's 2008-09 season with plenty of pageantry in the Parisian grand- opera...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
After a 16-year absence, Verdi's "Aida" returns to Seattle Opera this weekend at McCaw Hall.
Opera Today (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
With these three CDs of highlights from three Verdi operas - Nabucco, Il Trovatore, and Aida — Classics for Pleasure gives a snapshot of the arc of his career.
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
China Economic Net A slow news day again. So this is just a piece which contains some history to Verdi's opera Aida , which was commissioned by the Egyptian Khedive to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal: As part of the celebrations of the opening of the Suez Canal in November 1869, the Khedive of Egypt built a new opera house in Cairo and approached Verdi about the composition of an inaugural...
Argentina's Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The musical Aida was performed in Buenos Aires Friday and Saturday night this weekend. The musical was written by Elton John and Tim Rice and premiered on Broadway in 2000. Originally an opera, John and Rice adapted the work of Giuseppe Verdi by using a variety of musical styles including reggae, Motown, pop, and gospel. [...]
Opera Today (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
At one time, Verdi’s Aida figured as the most performed opera.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
Village Theatre ably stages the lavish Broadway musical "Aida," but this hunk of Disney-fied myth-kitsch is to Verdi's opera what the Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is to the real pyramids.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
It was plucky, not to say defiant, of Roberto Alagna to include the treacherous "Celeste Aida" in his Viva Verdi recital. This was, after all, the aria that precipitated his famous walk-out from La Scala, Milan, in December 2006, when elements in the audience showed their disapproval in the traditional manner. But if he sang it there as he did here, then I can't say I blame them.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 26/04/2008
Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera was the inspiration for a completely modern "Aida" by Elton John and Tim Rice. Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City presents the Broadway musical version of "Aida" from May 8 to June 8. The show concludes the theater's 67th season.
Fun Share Blog (Free subscription) | 24/04/2008
News & Star Viva Verdi at Vue cinemaNews & Star, UK - 3 hours agoA PERFORMANCE of Verdi’s opera Aida from the 2007 season at the world-famous La Scala opera house, in Milan, is screened at Vue cinema, Carlisle, on Sunday. …Amazing Vue of a stunning opera News & Starall 2 news articles Related PostsCommercial Center to Be Built [...]
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
At last, on Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh Opera lovers heard the magnificent Stephanie Blythe sing Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida," her debut in the role and with this company.
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
"Desperate times led to a remarkable solution in Verdi's 'Aida' at [Pittsburgh's] Benedum Center last night: The conductor stepped in to sing for an ailing tenor." Not only that, Pittsburgh Opera music director Antony Walker kept conducting the performance, while singing the male lead!...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
By Mark Kanny Excitement reigns at Pittsburgh Opera, where a huge cast is preparing to perform "Aida," one of the most popular and spectacular of all operas. Giuseppe Verdi's intoxicating music evokes Egyptian antiquity for a romantic triangle set in the context of warring nations.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
Animal welfare groups have roared their disapproval at an opera company for using two lions and a cheetah during live performances of Verdi's Aida.