Decades After Bayreuth, Soprano Silja Wows Met

Anja Silja, the “luminous and controversial soprano, sometimes called the ‘German Callas’ … had long expected to be retiring by this time. Yet here she is, giving a mesmerizing portrayal of Kostelnicka in the Met’s current production of Janacek’s ‘Jenufa,’ which opened on Jan. 29.”