Then came the director Patrice Chéreau’s searing “Elektra” at the Aix Festival in France in 2013, with Ms. Herlitzius at its center, persuasively both wounded and wounding. Ms. Antonacci has never been content to do what’s expected of singers. We are, in a way, lucky to still have Ms. Antonacci. View all New York Times newsletters. For Ms. Antonacci, it’s the Vienna State Opera, in “Les Troyens.”She said, with a wide smile, “It’s like starting a new career.”

Source: New York Times February 16, 2018 17:48 UTC