Seattle Times

Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera

When Asa Irwin was growing up in Seattle, she knew talented black singers who performed in churches and sang in competitions. But “you never actually saw people of color performing in the major venues ...
Tulsa World

'Aida' stars make a bit of history

It was only after he had made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera, performing the role of Radames in “Aida,” that Limmie Pulliam learned he had just made history. Pulliam, who had been hired as a ...
Seattle Times

Seattle Opera presents a spectacular “Aida”

“Aida” may well be the grandest of the grand operas, but it needs inspired staging and exceptional voices in order to make Verdi’s masterpiece shine. Seattle Opera’s current “Aida” does just that.
Berkshire Eagle

Critic's notebook: At the Metropolitan Opera, an 'Aida' production rooted in the past says a lot about the genre's future

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series of reported commentaries on the future of opera. NEW YORK — It’s a big house. The Metropolitan Opera seats nearly 4,000 people up into its fifth ...
Observer

The Met Casts Anna Netrebko as ‘Aida’ Despite Her Past Controversy in the Role

Just last summer, Netrebko defended performing the role of Aida, an enslaved Ethiopian princess, in an Instagram post. The Met has decided to cast her again in the role, for their annual gala, no less ...
WTEN

Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a new production

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If she has the voice of an angel, and the ...