WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "Aida" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12:30 pm in the latest installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD.

 

The award-winning series of high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.

 

According to a press release:

 

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 Becza?a as the soldier Radame?s—completing opera's greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Ne?zet-Se?guin takes the podium to conduct.

 

Tickets $25 ($22 members, $18 students, $5 children 15 and under). Advance registration encouraged; capacity is limited. To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 458 0524. No refunds.