Inspiring Interview with 34-year-old Met Maestro Daniele Rustioni

Plotkin and Rustioni at Casa Italiana, Photograph by Molly Engelman
Daniele Rustioni
The expert and the Maestro, Photograph by Molly Engelman
The main cast of Aida
It is the maestro’s job to connect the stage to the orchestra; that is their main duty, and an extremely difficult one. Music is a way of transmitting our feelings, they can simply use opera terminology along with unspoken communication to transmit a successful sound - Daniele Rustioni
Aida at the Met, 2017
Daniele Rustioni
Cover of a very early vocal score, c. 1872.