Anna gets veristic, both in the recent past and the not-too-distant future. To begin with, here’s what she sounded like a couple of weeks ago in Manon Lescaut in Vienna, and La Cieca is hard pressed to think of a better high C from anybody.

This particular selection will not figure on the diva’s upcoming Verismo CD, but the rest of the programming sounds very luscious indeed. Here’s a leaked track list.

Francesco Cilèa (1866 – 1950)
Adriana Lecouvreur
Act 1
1. “Ecco: respiro appena … Io son l’umile ancella” 3:42
Umberto Giordano (1867 – 1948)
Andrea Chénier
Act 3
2. “La mamma morta” 4:59
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Madama Butterfly
Act 2
3. “Un bel dì vedremo” 4:35
Turandot
Act 1
4. “Signore, ascolta!” 2:41
Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857 – 1919)
Pagliacci
Act 1
5. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo! … Stridono lassù” 4:32
Alfredo Catalani (1854 – 1893)
La Wally
Act 1
6. “Ebben? … Ne andrò lontana” 3:55
Arrigo Boïto (1842 – 1918)
Mefistofele
Act 3
7. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” 6:53
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886)
La Gioconda
Act 4
8. “Suicidio! In questi fieri momenti” 4:35
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Tosca
Act 2
9. “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore” 3:27
Anna Netrebko, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Turandot
Act 2
10. “In questa reggia” 6:12
Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Manon Lescaut
Act 2
11. “In quelle trine morbide” 2:48
Anna Netrebko, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Act 4
12. “Tutta su me ti posa” 2:56
13. “Manon, senti, amor mio” 1:59
14. “Sei tu che piangi?” 4:38
15. “Sola perduta, abbandonata” 4:25
16. “Fra le tue braccia amore” 6:42
Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano