Rachvelishvili ... great, greatest mezzo soprano of today!
In a recent broadcast interview with Dennis Polkow regarding the season 2020/21 of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Riccardo Muti expressed his admiration for the Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who will sing the very demanding role of Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana" with CSY under the baton of Riccardo Muti.
Riccardo Muti about Anita:
Muti: Rachvelishvili ... great, greatest mezzo-soprano of today!
Interviewer: Not just for Verdi?
Muti: No, no!... Anita is very special with her voice... I am sure she will be a great Santuzza!
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