Review: Michael Mayer’s ‘Aida’ at the Met

Dimitry Belosselskiy and the men’s chorus.

A grand stage at the Metropolitan Opera depicts an ancient Egyptian temple with tall, ornate columns and a large golden statue as the centerpiece, surrounded by two groups of elaborately dressed performers standing in symmetrical formation.

Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met

Review: Michael Mayer’s ‘Aida’ at the Met