The challenge of “Aida” is to balance the monumental ... and is the author of “Mad Scenes and Exit Arias: The Death of the New York City Opera and the Future of Opera in America ...

Acclaimed international soprano Aida Garifullina is set to captivate ... As Violetta, Garifullina will perform some of opera’s most beloved arias, including "Ah, fors’è lui" and "Sempre ...

Aida has long epitomised opera at its most extravagant - think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live horses, an experience intended to transfix the audience with grandeur.