The evening was stolen lock, stock and barrel by Anita Rachvelishvili who delivered a rock-star performance as the villainous Amneris. Standing imperiously, with her dark mascara and long black tresses, the tall Georgian mezzo-soprano looked like she meant business before she sang a note.
Read MoreAnita Rachvelishvili is “without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet,” according to the conductor Riccardo Muti.
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