It's all that an opera buff can wish for: gold and silver costumes, lavish monumental ensembles, entrancing ballet scenes (those dancing scarabs!), and lots of passion. One of the singers cast as Amneris, the rival to Aida for the heart of Radames in this greatly popular tale of star-crossed love, is mezzosoprano Karolina Sikora. Just before she donned her spectacular Isis-like wings for the stage, she found time to speak to Elżbieta Krajewska...