“Are you in a show?” she asked. Yes, Blue said—“Aida,” at the Met Opera. Her companion added that Blue was starring in it. The museumgoer’s eyebrows shot up. “Wow!” she said.

NEW YORK, Jan 25 — “Aida” has long epitomised opera at its most extravagant – think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses, an experience intended to transfix the audience with ...

"Because Aida is so big and so expensive... I did definitely feel the pressure of that," director Michael Mayer told AFP in a recent interview of his production that premiered this month ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at the Metropolitan ...

“It’s a big house; it’s just as stressful for them as it is for everyone else.” It’s a big house, and in Act 2, Scene 2, of its former production of “Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi, a phalanx of Egyptian ...

Following his acclaimed work just last year on Broadway's Swept Away, Mayer has moved uptown to bring new life to Verdi's Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. "I love [this Aida]. It's been a long time ...