Berkshire Eagle2d
Critic's notebook: At the Metropolitan Opera, an 'Aida' production rooted in the past says a lot about the genre's future
The Metropolitan Opera's assistant directors balance tradition and innovation to revive productions like "Aida" while shaping ...
The Met Opera’s ‘Aida’ Star Angel Blue Talks Travel And Opera
I interviewed the multi-faceted performer on her favorite opera, her thoughts on traveling for work, where she grabs a bite ...
With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age
"Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses ...
The New York Times25d
Review: The Met’s New ‘Aida’ Stages Spectacle Without Horses
By Zachary Woolfe For a long time, people went to the Metropolitan Opera for the horses. They looked to the Met, the country’s largest performing arts institution, for the kind of gaudily ...
The Washington Post24d
At the Met, a troubled new ‘Aida’ struggles to rediscover itself
There’s something going around. The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of ...
Mexico News Daily2d
Meet Frida Escobedo, the CDMX architect transforming the Met’s modern art wing
Mexico City's Frida Escobedo, a fast-rising star of the global architecture world, is also helping design Paris' Pompidou ...