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Faith and Gioia!

Fast-rising coloratura star Aleksandra Kurzak, who sings Fiordiligi in Los Angeles Opera's Così Fan Tutte this month, talks with JESSICA DUCHEN.

Photographed in Vienna by Johannes Ifkovits / makeup, hair and styling by Evelyn Rillé
© Johannes Ifkovits 2011

Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, thirty-four, has been much praised for her bubbly charm, her powerful stage presence and the exceptional range of her extraordinary voice. Born into a musical family in Brze...

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