I was too fat, too old, for opera

I was too fat, too old, for opera

Opera

norman lebrecht

August 13, 2021

‘At 36, I had no repertoire, no agent, no-one who wanted to hear me,’ says Anna Pirozzi, who’s singing Abigaille this summer in Verdi’s Nabucco at the Arena di Verona.

Then she auditioned for Riccardo Muti.

He said: ‘but she is good. Where has she been until now ?’

Anna replied: ‘Maestro, I was waiting for you to call me.

Full interview in Corriere, here.

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