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Here’s a brief video clip from Russian TV news on Anna Netrebko’s return to the operatic stage in Lucia di Lammermoor last night at the Mariinsky.

For Netrebko’s return, the Mariinsky imported a production of the Donizetti classic directed by John Doyle. It is unclear from early reports whether Netrebko was required to play the flute during the mad scene. The slightly more zaftig (more of her to love!) diva sings her first New York Lucia on February January 26 opposite Rolando Villazón and Mariusz Kwiecien .

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20 comments

  • 11
    OperaguyNY says:

    That was some fucked-up editing. Jesus, just show us the end of the mad scene with the high e-flat. Oh, does she even sing the it?

  • 12
    jatm2063 says:

    Well a D then, and that note should be solidly and EASILY in her voice no matter what! So if it was hard for her, yikes.

    She is chunky now, but still pretty. God knows she looks better than most of the other women who sing this.

  • 13
    La Cieca says:

    Caliber’s: Fortunately the costumes for the Lucia at the Met (even though they were designed for Dessay) should be flattering for a more voluptuous figure — tight bodices and full skirts. The decollete wedding dress might need a little extra fabric added to the sleeves. I would hope also that Netrebko plays Lucia here with her own dark hair instead of that rather cheesy looking auburn wig.

  • 14
    messa di voce says:

    Which strapping baritone will have the honor of carrying her up the staircase at the end of the Mad Scene?

  • 15
    primodon1 says:

    I’m not gonna lie here she has gained a bit of weight but honestly those costmes just made it worse lets hope the met’s will fare better

  • 16
    Constantine A. Papas says:

    Does anybody know if Anna is breast-feeding Tiago? Lactating hormones promote weight gain and water retention. In a generation back, when nursing wasn’t popular, hormonal blocking of lactation made it easier for women to lose weight after giving birth. It will be easier for Anna to lose weight when she stops nursing. I don’t think she has gain more than 15 pounds, which is not that bad.

  • 17
    Cocky Kurwenal says:

    She’s put on some weight but she’s hardly a heffer. She remains a perfectly reasonable size.

  • 18
    Cocky Kurwenal says:

    She is though, essentially, a lyric soprano singing a heavy coloratura role. I guess that since Callas and Sutherland, all young(ish) prima donnas with a superiority complex feel that these are the roles prima donnas do. I quite enjoy her singing, but I wish she’d stick to her own fach.

    Anna Bolena might not be so bad though, since it relies a lot less on clean coloratura. Sure, I can think of 25 operas I’d rather hear her do before Anna Bolena, but she’ll sing it better than she sings Lucia.

  • 19
    what says:

    breast-feeding helps you loose weight! everyone knows that. and what business of yours is it anyway what she chooses to do with her body and with her child?

  • 20
    Sheesh says:

    “Does anybody know if Anna is breast-feeding Tiago?”

    None of your, mine, or anyone else’s business! She has a family now, leave them in privacy.
    And “What” above is right, “Doctor Papas”, as everyone knows, breastfeeding takes up a ton of calories, hormones or no.