Sola e lontana
Happy 53rd birthday soprano Anna Netrebko
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Florida woman
Anna Netrebko returns to our shores in February for the first time since 2019 as part of a fundraiser for Palm Beach Opera.
Don Carlo
Riccardo Chailly conducts Michele Pertusi, Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Elina Garanca and Jongmin Park in a live Sant’Ambrogio opening night broadcast from Milan
Manon Lescaut
Jader Bignamini conducts Anna Netrebko, Davide Luciano, Joshua Guerrero and Evgeny Solodovnikov in a broadcast from Vienna.
Queen of the New Year
Although the gold glitter cannons detonated at the end of the act were an ostentatious reminder that this was a celebration of the new year, it seemed that the only words on anyone’s lips as the audience filed out of the theater were “Viva Netrebko!”
New Year’s Eve Puccini Gala
Cher public, let’s ring in the New Year in the most “Metropolitan Opera” way possible: lots of Puccini and extremely long intermissions!
No questions asked
Anna Netrebko has canceled her Bayreuth debut this summer.
Two can be as lonely as one
Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann in La forza del destino—all of it!
All we are saying is give ‘Pace’ a chance.
Anna Netrebko sings con Forza.
Die, die my darlings
The year 2020 marks the first staged performances of Turandot on Anna Netrebko‘s schedule. She introduces her complete interpretation at the Bayerische Staatsoper January 28 and 31 and February 3.
Multitudes of Annas: Your 2019-2020 Met Season Announcement
On New Years’ Eve 2019 the Met will offer a gala truly worthy of the name when Anna Netrebko sings acts from La bohème, Tosca and Turandot.
Two divas enter! One diva leaves!
“Remember where you are. This is Adriana Lecouvreur. Death is listening, and will take the first diva that screams.”
Troppo, signori… troppo!
We reach the final day of “The Advent of Anna” in anticipation of her first Met Adriana Lecouvreur, to be broadcast tonight at 5:55 PM.
December bride
As 2018 draws to a close, let’s hear Anna Netrebko in a showpiece she has sung throughout her career, Marfa’s Aria from The Tsar’s Bride.
Un avvenir migliore
The year is 2017. To Violetta, a role she sang first in 1994, Anna bids farewell.
The lady in question
In 2016, Anna Netrebko takes on her second Wagner role, Elsa in Lohengrin.
Fidanzata
The future Mrs. Yusif Eyvazov sings Il trovatore in 2015.
Ascendivi a regnar!
Anna boldly leaps forward into her most dramatic role yet: Lady Macbeth at the Bayerische Staatsoper in 2014.
I’ve written a letter to Dima
Role debut as Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, 2013.
On the street where you die
(The Board threatened to beat Peter Gelb to death with their lorgnettes or something.)
Every little thing she does is tragic
In 2011, Anna Netrebko headlined new productions of Anna Bolena in Vienna and New York.
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).