How to choose between love for an enemy general and love for one’s homeland? Such is the dilemma faced by Aida, an Ethiopian princess enslaved in Egypt, who also has to contend with the rivalry of ...
"In the land of my ancestors, the air is fragrant and the earth is covered with perfumed flowers. The green fields and pleasant valleys will be our nuptial bed. Above us, the stars will shine with a ...
Robert Carsen’s abstract 2022 production of Verdi’s controversial opera has no trace of its Egyptian setting which brings a schism between staging and score Rule No 1 of Robert Carsen’s Royal Opera ...