My Verona
It surprises even me how some operas have eluded me in live performance even after lo, these many years. One of them is Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
Anna Netrebko
207 pieces since 2005 — in 33 roles, at 21 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
207
pieces
33
roles
21
companies
22
years
By role
Leonora 8
Lady Macbeth 8
Manon 7
Tosca 5
Lucia 4
Anna Bolena 4
Tatiana 4
Norina 4
Natasha 2
Juliette 2
Mimi 2
Donna Anna 2
Aida 2
Violetta 2
Lady Macbeth; Butterfly 1
Marfa 1
Manon Lescaut 1
Tatyana 1
Turandot 1
Maddalena 1
Lyudmila 1
Louisa 1
Adina 1
Iolanta 1
Giulietta 1
Gioconda 1
Gilda 1
Elvira 1
Elsa 1
Antonia, Stella 1
Amina 1
Amelia 1
Adriana 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 44
La Scala 4
Wiener Staatsoper 3
San Francisco Opera 2
Royal Opera House 1
Vienna Staatsoper 1
Teatro Real 1
Teatro alla Scala 1
Staatskapelle Dresden 1
Salzburger Festspiele 1
Salzburg Festival 1
Salzburg Easter Festival 1
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1
Berlin Staatsoper 1
Richard Tucker Foundation 1
Opéra de Paris 1
Nationaltheater München 1
Lyric Opera House 1
LA Opera 1
L.A. Opera 1
Berliner Staatsoper im Schillertheater 1
7 pieces as Manon — stats above show all coverage for Anna Netrebko.
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Et voila l’histoire
To mark Beverly Sills’s 90th birthday (May 25, 1929) “Trove Thursday” offers the late diva’s acclaimed Massenet heroine opposite her ideal Des Grieux, Alain Vanzo.
Gone girl
Anna Netrebko‘s Manon was deeply unforgettable for its wide scope, control, and incredible virtuosity.
A page right out of history
“This is obviously a difficult situation. But who knows Hans New Rock, knows his cool and objective aesthetic decision.”
The party’s over
When the hard-partying heroine of Massenet’s Manon hits bottom, she literally lands in the gutter.
The Ironic Lady
Another grim narrative of the Gelb years, and one I think is generally hogwash, is that the Met has (at least in theatrical terms) lost its way entirely.
Endless love
“So, how is this new Pavarotti?” or, “This young tenor, what’s his name, I saw him on the morning show, is he any good?” When people who have never set foot inside an opera house—and know Maria Callas chiefly as the woman Aristotle Onassis dumped for Jacqueline Kennedy—start asking me such questions, then I […]
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
