Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” set in ancient Egypt, has a reputation for being the grandest of grand operas. How grand, you ask? Well, some productions feature a parade of live elephants. Historians debate ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Two topiary elephants greet visitors as they stroll up the lawn toward the Alice Busch Opera Theater for this year’s Glimmerglass Festival. The creatures, made of grapevine ...

No scene in the operatic repertoire is more synonymous with visual spectacle than the Act II finale of Verdi’s “Aida.” To convey the grandeur of the Egyptian army’s triumphant return, the stage ...

Verdi’s Aida has, for more than a century, held a reputation as the definitive grandiose opera spectacle, fit with camels and elephants (no animals at the Lyric though, only a cast of marvelous human ...

Lander’s Metropolitan Opera season presents Guiseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” simulcast live via HDTV. This production includes elephants, trumpets and all in the monumental setting of ancient Egypt. “Aida” ...

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced the cast and conductors for Dayton Opera's upcoming production of Verdi's Aida. Aida takes place Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 6 at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Michael Mayer directs Verdi’s classic as an archaeologist’s discovery, featuring the shining soprano Angel Blue. By Zachary Woolfe For a long time, ...