Muti’s dynamic energy on the podium was reflected in the orchestra’s incisive articulation in Bellini’s Overture to Norma the program’s opener. There was high tension and scrupulous variation of ...
Angel Blue in the title role and Piotr Beczała as Radamès in Verdi’s Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera As the fedora-hatted archaeologist was lowered into the Egyptian ...