Joyce DiDinato IS Agrippina. The American mezzo soprano bores full beam at the audience, hurtling, unstoppable, down the tunnel of an obsession to have her cokehead son, Nerone, installed as Emperor of Rome. From the moment she sashays onstage in a sassy, figure-hugging cocktail dress, the relentlessness of her purpose is clear.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.
