Category Archives: On Stage

AIDA
Cincinnati Opera
July 22-31
Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

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Experience the grandest of all grand operas in this lavish production that evokes the opulence and splendor of Ancient Egypt. As war rages between enemy nations, a forbidden love burns brightly between Radamès, an Egyptian warrior, and Aida, his captive. But Aida’s keeping a secret of her own—she’s the daughter of the Ethiopian king and deeply devoted to her people. Will she betray Radamès to save her nation or risk everything to follow her heart? From its star-crossed lovers to its thunderous “Triumphal March”— featuring a 60-voice chorus—Aida is the very definition of epic and a passionate romance for the ages.

• Fri, July 22 at 7:30pm
• Tue, July 26 at 7:30pm
• Fri, July 29 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 31 at 3pm

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CASTOR AND PATIENCE
Cincinnati Opera
July 21-30
SCPA’s Corbett Theater [Over-the-Rhine]

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A long overdue family reunion finds two African American cousins at odds over the fate of a historic parcel of land they have inherited in the American South. Castor is eager to sell the land to pay off his crushing debt, but Patience is determined to fight off overzealous investors and preserve her family’s legacy. Deeply relevant to ongoing calls for racial justice, Castor and Patience probes historical and continuing obstacles to Black land ownership in the U.S. With powerful, soaring music by Gregory Spears, composer of our acclaimed 2016 commission Fellow Travelers, and an original libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, this timeless and topical premiere is the buzz of the opera world. Sung in English with projected lyrics.

• Thu, July 21 at 7:30pm
• Sat-Sun, July 23-24 at 3pm
• Thu, July 28 at 7:30pm
• Sat, July 30 at 7:30pm

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