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Aigul Akhmetshina in conversation with Opernwelt

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Aigul Akhmetshina © Paola Kudacki

Ms. Akhmetshina, in three hours you will be singing Adalgisa. Nevertheless, you agreed to this interview. Are you particularly cool?

No, just pretty tired. I slept for two hours last night and just flew in from Brussels to Vienna. But since I have to be awake for the evening anyway, this comes at just the right time. And it's actually an advantage for me because I don't like to be silent and can use the distraction: talking helps – when I focus on myself, I just get nervous.

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