If you're thinking about pyramids and marching elephants right now, you've probably seen one too many productions of the opera "Aida." But the Minnesota Opera's new production includes few of the familiar trappings associated with the work. At a cost approaching one million dollars, "Aida" is the Minnesota Opera's most expensive production ever. It's still the same story, but Artistic Director Dale Johnson told MPR's Bob Potter that the Minnesota Opera tried to breathe new life into the production by going back to the written page.