One of the most beautiful and well-known works in the world, J. Verdi's most beautiful and beautiful opera at the Metropolitan Opera will have a new lead singer this season. The Ethiopian princess Aida, who has to choose between love and her homeland, will be portrayed by American soprano Angel Blue. In Michael Mayer's breathtaking new production, audiences will be transported to ancient Egypt, inside the pyramids and see unprecedented solutions with elaborate light projections and animated inserts. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Director of Music at the Metropolitan, will be at the conductor's podium. Verdi's La Forza del Destino (The Power of Destiny), the main antagonist of Aida, the Egyptian Princess Amneri, will be portrayed by the Romanian-born (and also Hungarian) Judit Kutasi (mezzo-soprano). The part of the object of their love, the Egyptian army commander Radames, will be sung by Polish tenor Piotr Beczała. The ensemble will be rounded off by American baritone Quinn Kelsey (King Amonasr of Ethiopia) and Ukrainian bass Dmitry Belosselskiy (Egyptian priest Ramfis).
