Akhmetshina debut propels Met’s retooled rodeo “Carmen”
Article by Rick Perdian from New York Classical Review
In the pit, Daniele Rustioni led a blazing reading of the Prelude, yet his direction was better displayed in revealing the lyricism and emotion of Bizet’s score.
“... the orchestra performed brilliantly. The solo flute passages in the Act III prelude were so hauntingly beautiful that Rustioni stopped the action to afford the player a solo bow. The Met’s adult and children’s choruses were top notch as always. When the curtain fell, the crowed roared its approval of the musical forces took their bows…”
