My Opera to Stream Anna Netrebko’s Puccini Gala at Teatro Real
By Francisco Salazar(Credit: Javier del Real)
On. Oct. 20, 2024, My Opera is set to stream the Puccini Gala from the Teatro Real de Madrid.
The gala which took place on Sept. 5, 2024, featured Anna Netrebko alongside Yusif Eyvazov, Daria Rybak, Cristian Díaz, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Pablo García-López and Jerôme Boutillier. Denis Vlasenko conducted the Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real.
The evening celebrated arias and scenes from Puccini’s “Turandot,” “Manon Lescaut,” “Tosca,” “La Bohème,” Edgar,” “Madama Butterfly,” and “Gianni Schicchi.”
The evening received rave reviews, especially for Netrebko’s interpretations of “Vissi d’Arte” and “O Mio Babbino Caro.” Opera Actual also praised the soprano and stated, “The absolute star of the concert was, of course, Anna Netrebko, who once again demonstrated – with four costume changes included – why she is still an absolute diva…In ‘Vissi d’arte’ she took up the lyrical challenge outlined at the end of the part.”
Netrebko is currently performing a production of “Nabucco” at the Berlin State Oper and is set to return to Puccini in November for “La Boheme” in Monte-Carlo followed by a gala alongside Jonas Kaufmann at the Teatro alla Scala.