Anna Netrebko, Peter Mattei, Juan Diego Flórez, Regula Mühlemann & Rolando Villazón Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

The Philharmonie de Paris has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights of the season. Klaus Mäkelä conducts Orchestre de Paris with soloists Bertrand Chamayou, Olga Peretyatko, Pavel Petrov, Alexey Markov, and Bertrand Mandico. The program includes music by Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. Performance Dates: Sept. 6 & 7, 2023 Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Mass in {…}

Mar 31, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Sonya Yoncheva & Elīna Garanča Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2023-24 Season

Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2023-24 season. The season will showcase numerous revivals and new productions. Premieres Calixto Bieito directs a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” with Grigory Shkarupa, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Marina Rebeka, María José Siri, Yusif Eyvazov, Ivan Magrì, René Pape, Erwin Schrott, Vladislav Sulimsky, and Alfredo Daza. Nicola Luisotti conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}

Mar 30, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Ludovic Tézier Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring many new productions and many of the great stars in the world. Alexander Soddy conducts Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with a cast that includes Peter Mattei, Kyle Ketelsen, Adela Zaharia, Julia Kleiter, Ben Bliss, Cyrille Dubois, John Relyea, Gaëlle Arquez, Tara Erraught, Alex Esposito, Bogdan Talos, Guilhem Worms, Ying Fang, and {…}

Mar 30, 2023

Staatsoper Unter Linden General Director Defends Anna Netrebko’s Return

(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) Berlin Staatsoper Unter Linden’s General Director is defending his choice to bring back Anna Netrebko in a fall production of “Macbeth.” In a recent statement, Matthias Schulz said, “Anna Netrebko is a great artist” and “she has now clearly positioned herself with her actions. As far as it was possible for her, she also showed character. I think {…}

Mar 17, 2023

Metropolitan Opera Ordered to Pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for Canceled Performances

The Metropolitan Opera has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay soprano Anna Netrebko more than $200,000 for performances it canceled last year when Peter Gelb distanced himself from “Putin-supported artists.” The arbitrator, in a decision issued last month that had not been previously reported, ruled that the Met would be obligated to compensate Netrebko for 13 canceled performances, including {…}

Mar 17, 2023

Anna Netrebko Set to Open Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

The Teatro alla Scala has anticipated details for its upcoming 2023-24 season. The company confirmed that it will open with a production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” on Dec. 7, 2023 and will be performed nine times. The company’s superintendent Dominque Meyer also said that Anna Netrebko will sing the role of Elisabetta and Ildar Abdrazakov will star as King Phillip. {…}

Mar 17, 2023

New York Times Reports Anna Netrebko & Piotr Beczala At Odds Over War

The New York Times is reporting that Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko’s relationship is currently strained. In a recent interview, the NY Times said “the relationship between Beczala and Netrebko, once his friend and frequent collaborator, has become strained since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.” The tenor added that Netrebko did not do enough to oppose the war and distance {…}

Mar 16, 2023

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva & Lise Davidsen Lead Osterfestspiele Salzburg’s 2024 Season

The Osterfestspiele Salzburg has announced its 2024 season. The season will feature the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Sir. Antonio Pappano. Sir. Antonio Pappano will conduct the rarely performed Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda“ for the first time at the Easter Festival. The new production by British director Oliver Mears will star Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, and Luca Salsi. In a {…}

Feb 28, 2023

Anna Netrebko’s Manager Fires Back at Ukrainian Minister of Culture

(Credit: tim osipov) Anna Netrebko’s manager Miguel Esteban is firing back at the Ukrainian Minister of Culture after he called the soprano “Part of the Putin System.” In a piece for Die Welt, Esteban said, “‘Vladimir Putin and Operation Netrebko.’ It was written by Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture. Apart from the fact that, although the headline suggests otherwise, {…}

Feb 28, 2023

Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra Cancels Concert Featuring Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov

Photo: Julian Hargreaves Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov, were scheduled to perform with the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra on Mar. 5, 2023. However, the concert has now been canceled due to “concerns of public opinion,” as per a statement by NSO posted on their website. NSO had earlier defended its decision to move forward with the concert, citing Netrebko’s condemnation {…}

Feb 23, 2023

Opernhaus Zürich Reinvites Anna Netrebko

The Opernhaus Zürich has reinvited Anna Netrebko for 2025. The news comes after Netrebko was forced to cancel her performance of “Macbeth” in February 2022. A year ago intendant Andreas Homoki noted that while Netrebko released a statement condemning the war, “she came to the conclusion that, in light of the current situation, she would prefer not to sing the performances {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Peter Mattei, Juan Diego Flórez, Regula Mühlemann & Rolando Villazón Lead Philharmonie de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

Anna Netrebko, Marina Rebeka, Sonya Yoncheva & Elīna Garanča Lead Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s 2023-24 Season

Anna Netrebko, Sondra Radvanovsky, Benjamin Bernheim & Ludovic Tézier Lead Opéra de Paris’ 2023-24 Season

Staatsoper Unter Linden General Director Defends Anna Netrebko’s Return

Metropolitan Opera Ordered to Pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for Canceled Performances

Anna Netrebko Set to Open Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

New York Times Reports Anna Netrebko & Piotr Beczala At Odds Over War

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva & Lise Davidsen Lead Osterfestspiele Salzburg’s 2024 Season

Anna Netrebko’s Manager Fires Back at Ukrainian Minister of Culture

Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra Cancels Concert Featuring Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov

Opernhaus Zürich Reinvites Anna Netrebko