Olga Peretyatko : "I wanted to use my voice to try and heal and bring a little bit of peace to the world"

A few days ago, we reported on Songs for Maya, Olga Peretyatko's latest album released by Melodiya – a very personal record dedicated to her daughter Maya, born last January. We have seized this opportunity to ask the Russian soprano about this very special album, its genesis, its recording, the mantra she composed with Semjon Skigin, and also to talk about her return to opera. *** The genesis of this record is quite particular, as you didn't know you were pregnant...