Met Opera: 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 this performance, which will be recorded-as-live from the Metropolitan Opera stage for cinemas worldwide.