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Aigul Akhmetshina: Mujer Fatal album review – classy and sensual in music from Bizet to Britten and Bernstein

Akhmetshina/Pappano (Decca) The mezzo-soprano lends supple and elegant voice to art song and musical numbers that explore womanhood Acclaimed for embodying opera’s femme fatales such as Carmen and Dalia, Aigul Akhmetshina explores womanhood more broadly on her second album, Mujer Fatal. Accompanied on piano by Antonio Pappano, the repertoire ranges from Spanish, French and Russian art song, to Broadway and beyond. Th

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The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC
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Clive Paget
Section
Classical music
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Akhmetshina/Pappano (Decca) The mezzo-soprano lends supple and elegant voice to art song and musical numbers that explore womanhood Acclaimed for embodying opera’s femme fatales such as Carmen and Dalia, Aigul Akhmetshina explores womanhood more broadly on her second album, Mujer Fatal. Accompanied on piano by Antonio Pappano, the repertoire ranges from Spanish, French and Russian art song, to Broadway and beyond. Th
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    Akhmetshina/Pappano (Decca) The mezzo-soprano lends supple and elegant voice to opera arias and musical numbers that explore womanhood Acclaimed for embodying opera’s femme fatales such as Carmen and Dalia, Aigul Akhmetshina explores womanhood more broadly on her second album, Mujer Fatal. Accompanied on piano by Antonio Pappano, the repertoire ranges from Spanish, French and Russian art song, to Broadway and beyond.

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    Aigul Akhmetshina: Mujer Fatal album review – classy and sensual in music from Bizet to Britten and Bernstein

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