The New York Times – Music:
Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
Category: Akhmetshina, Aigul
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Daniele Rustioni, Old-School Conductor, Joins the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Daniele Rustioni is already busy as the Met’s new principal guest conductor, with three shows onstage this fall.
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The Metropolitan Opera Moves Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ to America
The New York Times – Music:
Starring a magnetic Aigul Akhmetshina, Carrie Cracknell’s lethargic staging updates Bizet’s opera to present-day America.
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Murder Most Unromantic in a New ‘Carmen’ at the Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The British director Carrie Cracknell’s production, opening on New Year’s Eve, resists the idea that the opera’s climactic scene is a crime of passion.