CHICO — “Aida,” written in 1871, is probably one of the world’s most popular operas. The works of famed Italian operatic composer, Giuseppe Verdi, are noted for their emotional intensity, tuneful ...

There are two things to be said about this production of Aida, a rock-pop version of the Verdi opera with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice. The first is that it’s a shlocky, sentimental ...

Verdi is having a run of bad luck. He has to revise for an exam on the history of music just when he is suffering from headaches and possibly an attack of hypochondria. As if this were not enough, he ...

If she has the voice of an angel, and the face of an angel, she must be an Angel. Angel Blue, that is. Recommended Videos The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is ...

To clear up any lingering confusion, the "Aida" with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice that is playing at the Orpheum Theatre is not exactly the "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi that was performed at ...

Aida’s father, Amonasro, the king of Ethiopia, put Aida up to wheedling that information out of the Egyptian general, and has ...

One attraction of the new Aida was Saioa Hernández, a Spanish soprano rarely seen in American productions, in the title role.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Opera Grand Rapids has announced that one of its next productions will be Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. The opera will be performed at the DeVos Performance Hall on May 5 and 7. The ...

A blazing Act 2 finale brings down the house, in the Festival Opera production of "Aida" that opened Saturday at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. But then this sustained ...