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
3 pieces since 2017 — in 2 roles, at 3 companies, most often at New Opera NYC.
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
A recent review of Olga Maslova as Aïda is as good a reason as any to share a clip of her fascinating Turandot
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