A woman in a beautiful turquoise dress stands in front of a golden statue in Aida

Live From the Met: Aida

Duration: 3h40m approx

Dates: Sat 25 Jan 2025 17:30 - 21:10

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations.

Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct.

Pre-Opera Talk: Aida

Sat 25 Jan 2025

Enhance your experience of Live from the Met: Aida by attending a pre-opera talk with Andrew Roger, tutor of opera appreciation courses at the University of Dundee.

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