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Soprano Angel Blue performs in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via AP).

Soprano Angel Blue performs in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via AP).

Baritone Quinn Kelsey, left, performs with soprano Angel Blue in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via AP)

Baritone Quinn Kelsey, left, performs with soprano Angel Blue in a rehearsal for a new production of Verdi's "Aida," opening at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year's Eve. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via AP)