The Russian soprano, generally isolated outside Italy, with sing Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco at the Arena di Verona this summer, followed by the title role in Aida.
She will alternate the latter role with Marina Rebeka and Aleksandra Kurzak.
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The Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media has signed a cheque for a the new Richard Wagner Academy at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele. Jan Vogler’s festival has become the space-lab for trying out Wagner operas in […]
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