Opera Maine goes big with Verdi’s grandest vision.

Story By Bruce Pratt

People used to ask when we were going to do Wagner,” says Opera Maine artistic director Dona D. Vaughn. “So we did. Then they asked about Aida, and now we’re doing it.” On Thursday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 28 at 2:30 p.m., the stage at Merrill Auditorium will be magically transformed into ancient Egypt with sets designed by Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos, lighting by James Lawler, projections by Camilla Tassi, and costumes by Millie Hiibel for what Vaughn calls the most ambitious and challenging production in the company’s thirty-year history.

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