A guilty pleasure: Zeffirelli's Aida at La Scala

Por James Imam, 25 mayo 2018

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“a golden stream of mellifluous sound in an "O patria mia" that made you want to so”

Crítica hecha desde Teatro alla Scala, Milán el 23 mayo 2018

Verdi, Aida

Teatro alla Scala

Nello Santi, Dirección

Franco Zeffirelli, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Krassimira Stoyanova, Aida

Marcelo Álvarez, Radamès

Violeta Urmana, Amneris

George Gagnidze, Amonasro

Vitalij Kowaljow, Ramfis

Carlo Colombara, King of Egypt

Céline Mellon, Priestess

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.