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‘Aida’ Review: Glum Grandeur at the Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera’s show ... Along with the ailing Radamès, this meant peril. As Aida, Angel Blue was affecting in her opening aria, but her soprano lacked the warmth and bloom to be ...
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At the Met, a troubled new ‘Aida’ struggles to rediscover itself
“Aida,” which premiered in 1871 at Cairo’s Khedivial Opera House, tells the story of ... in her title-role debut. Her Act III aria (“O patria mia”) was a glorious confirmation that ...
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Nilsson’s luminous debut lifts the Met’s Tomb Raider “Aida”
Nilsson may be the most demure Aida ever to grace the Met stage. Her simple sheath instantly marks her as an outsider, but ...