Adelaide has beaten the eastern states to secure the $20m Italian production of Verdi’s AIDA, which has been billed as “simply unmissable”. It is expected to draw up to 100,000 opera-lovers from ...

South Australia has outbid eastern states to host a 900-strong, $20m Italian production that will transform Adelaide Oval into a Roman amphitheatre. Adelaide has beaten the eastern states to secure ...

Verdi’s Aida, which is being staged by the world-famous Fondazione Arena di Verona, will merge into the Adelaide Festival when it appears at Adelaide Oval on February 26 and 27, 2027. “I’m ...

The extraordinary move comes after shipping containers filled with sets, instruments, scenery and costumes for the Fondazione Arena di Verona production of Verdi’s AIDA suffered customs and shipping ...

Yes, it’s that grandly spectacular opera that plays out in Egypt, its story set in some Eurocentric vision of an ancient land with made-up wars, muddled historical periods and an absolutely ...