Canonically ossified
When such a canonically ossified work like Verdi’s Aïda is directed at all (let alone as ambitiously as Damiano Michieletto at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), it does feel like a completely different opera
1 piece since 2025 — in 1 role, at 1 company, most often at Fondazione Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
1 piece as Amonasro — stats above show all coverage for Daniel de Vicente.
View allWhen such a canonically ossified work like Verdi’s Aïda is directed at all (let alone as ambitiously as Damiano Michieletto at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), it does feel like a completely different opera
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