Attend Met Opera in HD Performance of Verdi's Aida

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This is a truly great opera with some wonderful music [see below]. I won't tell you the ending, but this is grand opera, after all.

Seeing a Met Opera simulcast with first-class singers and often over-the-top staging is a real opportunity. And who knows, you might like it. The Metropolitan Opera is as good as it gets. And these broadcasts are a chance to see the Met at a reasonable price, in comfortable seats, and with popcorn or ice cream at your seat. Seeing a Met Opera performance should be on everyone's bucket list. Here's a chance to check that box. And yes, English subtitles are provided on screen.

Aida is #6 on Talk Classical's list of the 100 greatest operas. Here is the triumphal march from Aida

[Triumphal March](https://youtu.be/l3w4I-KElxQ)

Then there is the famous and well known Celeste Aida

[Celeste Aida](https://youtu.be/XP1vp_G9mLc?si=HgUpXfK_9KEsfS-9)

From Fathom: With its cast of hundreds, thrilling score, and sweeping tale of love and heroics in ancient Egypt, Verdi’s Aida has long been a fixture on the stages of every major opera house in the world.

Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for Michael Mayer’s spectacular new staging, which brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi, following her 2024 debut in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, is Aida’s Egyptian rival Amneris, and tenor Piotr Beczała is the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. The all-star cast also features baritone Quinn Kelsey as Amonasro and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy as Ramfis.

Special Fathom Features: Go behind the scenes with the Met's stars! During intermission, interviews with cast, crew and production teams give a revealing look at what goes into the staging of an opera.

Seating is reserved; I have seat G-11. To buy tickets on line:

Buy Tickets On Line [$13.75]:

[Purchase Ticket](https://www.cinemark.com/TicketSeatMap/?TheaterId=1010&ShowtimeId=408706&CinemarkMovieId=110314&Showtime=2026-08-05T18:00:00)

As usual, expect perfection in singing and in staging from the Met.

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