Anna’s anthem
Awesome Anna Netrebko wraps her considerable talent around a the Europop hit “La Voix.” Note the correct use of hair extensions (without those ridiculous “rocker chick” bangs) and the plain but striking red gown.
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La Cieca at 14.1.2.1 I agree with the general point you are making here. However, if this clip of Renee Fleming is from the Levine 25th anniversary gala, it would have been January, 1996, about five months, not two years, after she gave birth to her second daughter.
Yes, that is right — I was hoping for a similar color on the dress.
Here’s Fleming in 1998, in Rosenkavalier, still bit zaftig.
And then, same production 11 years later, slim/bordering on gaunt.
Cara La Cieca – Divas can have inappropriate lovers/husbands, they can be badly produced BUT they can NEVER be too thin. C. ’98 she looks great -
Weight Watchers should pay you big bucks for your fore ‘n aft diptych.
Let’s think Stratas. Thin wins.
The only Eurovision star I ever saw on a classical stage was spunky Cornelia Froboess, with Hans Peter Blochwitz, telling the the Schone Magelone story in between the songs. Still remember her red pumps, and her impeccable diction -- she really stole the show that night:
I really need to find a great pair of shoes with a cuban heel.
May I suggest Barneys’ Warehouse Sale ++ going on for a couple more days. I saw many an unloved cuban heel on the sale racks….
Anybody seen bonus materials on the DVD of Met’s I Puritani with Netrebko? Somebody thought it was a good idea to have Fleming as a roving reporter in that segment… The second intermission interviews have, um, rather peculiar moments. When a stage manager starts explaining to Fleming “what kind of work is required on the set for such a huge production”, she visibly tunes out. In her second interview with Netryebka, she asks her about the scene in which Elvira is coming down a long staircase and sings coloratura. “It’s a demanding scene, you have to combine so many things. You really show there that you can walk and chew gum at the same time.”
Looked amazing, though — if a little high. One of those DVDs in which the bonus materials are better than the main thing.