I doubt there can have been many superior performances of the opera throughout its history; I equally doubt that I shall persuade myself to hear another. As for Verdi, see you in another seven yearsâ€

This is a visually stunning work executed nearly to perfection. It brought new interpretative ideas to an opera often performed in stale productions. Not to be missed.

Muti's reading of the score is extraordinary, both for its sophistication and originality.

Pourtant, Anna Netrebko , pour sa prise de rôle, bluffe à tel point qu'on jugerait qu'elle est familière du rôle.

Bar by bar, scene by scene, Riccardo Muti’s command of Verdi’s Aida is absolute. He draws out details in the score that have languished unsuspected under other conductors; he clarifies everyline o