She also took on roles (Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Despina in Così fan tutte) usually sung by sopranos. A number of her recordings, including If You Love Me (1992), a collection of 18th-century Italian love songs, and collections of Rossini and Mozart arias and songs, were ...
All the way up until 2014, Poplavskaya was one of the major stars of the opera world. In addition to being a mainstay on the major stages in Europe, she was one of the Met Opera’s lead sopranos, having debuted three new productions with the company between 2010 and 2013;...
SM: Zerlina can be hard for a mezzo because of the tessitura and because you hear it always with a soprano. But I find it very interesting with the voice of a mezzo because you already have Donna Anna, and Donna Elvira, who are sopranos; so, you put another color in it. I remember...