From her first appearance on stage, it was clear that mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina was no flash in the pan when she gave us a scorching Carmen when this production was new just two years ago. The program ...

Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.

All the more impressive, as he is simultaneously singing Giorgio in the Met’s new production of I Puritani, including The Met: Live in HD broadcast of Bellini’s opera the previous day. As Micaëla, ...