A recent review of Olga Maslova as Aïda is as good a reason as any to share a clip of her fascinating Turandot
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
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
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