Submitted by the Orcas Center. Orcas Center screens the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Grounded” on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at noon on the big screen at Orcas Center. Filmed live in high definition, ...

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Baritone Quinn Kelsey, left, performs with soprano Angel Blue in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via ...

Starring Angel Blue and Piotr Beczała, Michael Mayer’s new staging of Verdi’s Egyptian classic favors monumentality at nearly ...

After being postponed due to the pandemic in the 2020-21 season, The Met's new production of the opera Aida finally opened as ...

By Javier C. Hernández Photographs and Video by OK McCausland When the director Michael Mayer set out to stage Verdi’s “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera, he knew the stakes were high.

Angel Blue, that is. The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years.