Beyond its apparent grandeur, Aida is above all a drama of the intimate, a love triangle between Amneris, a woman of power; Aida, the dominated foreigner; and Radamès, torn between glory, patriotic duty, and forbidden love. The opera explores attachment to the land, uprooting, and the dream of elsewhere.

In this contemporary reinterpretation, the figures of Ramfis and Amonasro merge into a single, two-faced character: "The Man in the Shadows," the embodiment of the forces that crush human passions. The production relies on four singers and three musicians, including an electronic musician, blending original vocal lines with contemporary sonic influences for an Aida that is both faithful to Verdi and resolutely modern.

Aïda déchaînée

Opéra-Théâtre Clermont-Ferrand

Aida is a slave at the Egyptian court. She is the king’s daughter from the enemy country of Ethiopia but has fallen in love with the Egyptian military leader Radamès. Her father Amonasro uses her to learn about the military strategy of his adversaries. Meanwhile, Amneris, the Egyptian king’s daughter, uses everything in her power to fight for her love for Radamès and tries to kill her rival. Everyone is at the mercy of a ruthless cartel of priests and warriors.

Aida

Bebelplatz

From opera to film, from pop to jazz, the S. Pertini Music High School Band, conducted by Francesco Mascardi, presents an engaging musical program that spans different eras and styles

From Verdi’s opera to pop music

Carlo Felice Theater

Bound by duty. Blinded by desire. Consumed by fate.

Forbidden love ignites between an Ethiopian princess and an Egyptian general as their nations clash in war. Aida, a tale of lovers torn between duty and desire, as fate tightens its grip around them, has captivated audiences for generations! This sweeping epic of love and betrayal is propelled by majestic music that will take you on an emotional journey.

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Dominion Energy Center

Harrison Opera House

To the world-famous strains of Verdi's triumphal march, Kassel's new opera ship sets sail on its voyage through the ocean of the global market and the shallows of its global crises. What begins as a sensual cruise on our theatrical stage tanker in Kassel's new INTERIM venue will soon become the benchmark for a future of experiential music theater. And no sooner have we set sail than some are already grumbling that the boat is full, while others are demanding new defensive capabilities to preserve the current prosperity on deck.

Despite its crew of over 200 people—including the chorus, extra chorus, and supernumeraries, the state orchestra, the stage orchestra, the famous six distant trumpets, and the international cast of outstanding soloists—this musical ship of dreams is already listing badly on its maiden voyage with Giuseppe Verdi's Aida . For it soon becomes clear that Verdi's ecstatic love story is primarily a parable of European imperialism—especially in the popular choral scenes with their biting musical jabs at the war-mongering Prussian military and its blind obedience. This imperialistic quest for a place in the sun evokes memories of the German Empire, forcibly founded by Prussia in 1871, the year of the premiere, which is now confined to the walls of the Kassel Jägerkaserne, built in 1910. On its former parade ground, the new INTERIM of the formerly Prussian, now Hessian State Theatre Kassel will open in autumn 2025 with Verdi's monumental work.

Staatstheater Kassel

Experience the power and passion of Verdi at the peak of his powers.! Experience love and betrayal, sacrifice and redemption, under an ancient Egyptian sky!

Experience an iconic, timeless, grand opera classic, live, 1 performance only, in concert, semi-staged!

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre

The grandest of grand opera is back on the NHCC stage. Michelle Johnson (Turandot 2023 and Lohengrin 2019) returns in the title role, alongside Olivia Vote (Verdi’s Requiem 2025 & Norma 2018 ) as Amneris, Dane Suarez makes his company debut as Radames, OSW favorite Matt Hanscom returns as Amonasro. This new production promises vocal fireworks, stirring choruses, and unforgettable theatrical moments.

National Hispanic Cultural Center

The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to artistic growth, new music, and the next generation of talent is on full display in this special program. In addition to Aaron Collins at the podium, the orchestra welcomes guest conductor Andrés Rivas, who will lead several works as part of Aaron’s ongoing effort to highlight and mentor emerging conductors—an initiative that reflects the SCSO’s belief in nurturing the future of the art form alongside celebrating its greatest traditions.

Audience Choice Concert

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy - Upper School

Community Church of Vero Beach

Great Voices is a concert series initiated in the 2025/26 season by Boris Kudlička , the new director of the Grand Theatre - National Opera. It will feature an elite group of Polish opera singers of international renown, who have had the opportunity to invite international artists to collaborate with them. The opening performance will feature Aleksandra Kurzak and Robert Alagna in a duet, followed by Artur Ruciński and Prette Yende in February, Tomasz Konieczny and Camilla Nylund in April, and Piotr Beczała in May.

Great Voices: Aleksandra Kurzak / Roberto Alagna

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

The UK’s most popular classical music station returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a 25th anniversary musical extravaganza – Classic FM Live at 25!

Classic FM Live with Viking

Royal Albert Hall

“Amore, sommissione, dolcezza” – the traits that Giuseppe Verdi gave his eponymous heroine, Aida, who embodies pure love, tenderness and submissiveness. And these characteristics put her firmly in the tradition of 19th-century female protagonists who were not so much fully rounded personalities as sex objects and a focus for male fantasies, women whose inevitable fate was to die of a broken heart. And Aida is no different.

Deutsche Oper Berlin

It was the instrument of kings, and it is also the undisputed star in the orchestra: the trumpet - loud, radiant and confident. In this concert, the well-known trumpet soloist Matthias Höfs will show you the amazing music that lies in his miracle tube. Come with us on a journey through the history of a special instrument. Surprises are guaranteed.

Golden Blech

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, 11:00 AM at the Essex Library, Mann will talk about Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi was a leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted for operas such as Rigoletto (1851), Il trovatore (1853), La traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), Aida (1871), Otello (1887), and Falstaff (1893) and for his Requiem Mass (1874). Mann will illuminate the artistic and musical imagination of this profound man whose vision not only changed opera forever but also brought the Italian people together and helped fuel the Risorgimento, the unification and independence of Italy.

Opera Talk—Verdi: The Opera Composer Who Revolutionized Opera and Unified a Nation

Essex Library Association

The opera "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi is not only set in Egypt and premiered in Cairo, but throughout the history of its origin it is closely linked to the country on the Nile and its viceroy, the Khedive Ismael Pasha. How Verdi initially reacted to the request to compose the opera and how strongly the contemporary developments in Europe and Egypt influenced the work in addition to the interest in archeology, Johann Casimir Eule tells in the opera guide online.

Semperoper Dresden

Radvanovsky/De Tommaso

San Carlo Theatre

Circus Maximus

Torn between love and duty, Aida stands at the center of a tempest of passion, loyalty, and impossible choices. Captive in ancient Egypt, the Ethiopian Princess must navigate her love for the heroic Radamès, her devotion to her homeland, and the schemes of the jealous Princess Amneris. Toledo Opera’s original production brings Verdi’s unforgettable arias, soaring duets, and breathtaking choruses to life, immersing audiences in a story of desire, sacrifice, and destiny. Returning to Toledo Opera for the first time in over a decade, Aida is a monumental opera experience not to be missed.

Valentine Theatre

Hailed by the Financial Times as “an ingenious Aida,” Tony Award–winner Michael Mayer’s breathtaking production brings ancient Egypt to life with towering scenery and dazzling animated projections. Soprano Angel Blue reprises her celebrated portrayal of the title role, trading off with Anna Pirozzi and Leah Hawkins. Tenors Michael Fabiano and SeokJong Baek alternate as Aida’s forbidden lover, with mezzo-sopranos Judit Kutasi and Olesya Petrova as the imperious princess who comes between them

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

For the first time in over two decades, Verdi’s monumental masterwork returns to the Academy of Music in a lush new production from director Kaneza Schaal and visual artist Christopher Myers. Drawing from histories, forms, and traditions born in places where the African diaspora collided with other peoples, this new staging explores the opera’s imagined histories, rich complexities, and cultural tensions that have granted it an enduring allure. This Aida brings the timeless story of love, betrayal, and sacrifice to life while illuminating themes of identity, power, and conflict that remain strikingly relevant today, allowing us to hear Verdi’s iconic score in a whole new way. Powerhouse soprano Tiffany Townsend makes her role debut in the title role, alongside tenor Jonathan Burton (Radamès), bass-baritone Alfred Walker (Amonasro), and mezzo-soprano Aubrey Odle (Amneris).

Academy of Music

Passion, duty, and family collide against the backdrop of war in Verdi’s grand opera. As Ancient Egypt and Ethiopia clash, the Egyptian general Radamès and the enslaved Ethiopian Aida—secretly a princess—embark on a forbidden romance that could change the fate of their nations. Aida’s father, Amonasro, and the Egyptian princess Amneris—who also loves Radamès—maneuver to shape destinies and test loyalties. Powerful arias, thrilling choruses, and spectacular sets and costumes bring this tale of devotion, betrayal, and sacrifice vividly to life.

Guiseppe Verdi

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 25 - May 17, 2026

Aida · Staatsoper Berlin

Jun 21, 2026

Radvanovsky/De Tommaso · Teatro di San Carlo

12 - 28 Jul, 2026

Aida · Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

16 - 18 Oct, 2026

Aida · Toledo Opera

Mar 9 - Jun 12, 2027

Aida · The Metropolitan Opera

Past events

May 6, 2026

Aïda déchaînée · Clermont Auvergne Opéra

Apr 25 - May 17, 2026

Aida · Staatsoper Berlin

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