Verdi
Aida (New Production)
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 Radamè s—completing opera’s greatest love triangle.
Met Music Director Yannick Né zet-Sé guin takes the podium to conduct the January 25
performance, which will be broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas
worldwide.