Although I focus a lot on world music and jazz, I’ve always loved opera and art song. I saw the great German-British soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sing at the Hollywood Bowl in the late ’60s. On a ...

The fall opera season begins when Opera Colorado presents Verdi’s Aida at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday, November 7, and if you aren’t waiting with bated breath, you should be. There’s ...

Famous for its Triumphal March and soaring arias, Guiseppe Verdi’s Aida is an intimate story of a love triangle between enemies during the times of war between Egypt and Ethiopia. Graced with some of ...

Last night was the opening of the second revival of Robert Carsen’s production of Verdi’s four-act opera Aida for the Royal Opera. This grandest of grand operas is set in ancient Egypt and examines ...