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

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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. {…}

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

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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 {…}

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

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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 {…}

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

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(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, {…}

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

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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 {…}

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Opernhaus Zürich Reinvites Anna Netrebko

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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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Despite Protests, Anna Netrebko’s Wiesbaden Performances Sell Out in 24 Hours

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(Credit: Tim Osipov) Anna Netrebko’s upcoming “Nabucco” performances have sold out in 24 hours. According to the German press, “the two performances by Netrebko during the May Festival were sold out when they started advance sales on Friday.” Tickets were reported to be over 200 euros. Netrebko is scheduled to make her role debut as Abigaille in Verdi’s opera “Nabucco” {…}

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Pussy Riot Cancels Concert at International May Festival Over Anna Netrebko Performance

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The Pussy Riot has canceled its participation at the International May Festival due to the participation of Anna Netrebko. The Russian group which is anti-Putin released a statement on Twitter stating, “We didn’t know that Anna Netrebko is also gonna participate in this particular festival. We had no idea that there is a discussion going on and that we’ve been {…}

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Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko & Anja Harteros Lead 2023 International May Festival at Wiesbaden

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The International May Festival has announced its 2023 season at the Staaststhater Wiesbaden. Opera Uwe Eric Laufenberg stars in “Flieg, Gedanke, auf goldenen Schwingen.” Performance Date: April 30, 2023 Elissa Huber, Aaron Cawley, Erik Biegel, and Fleuranne Brockway Leoš Janáček’s “Die Sache Makropulos” while Christopher Bolduc, Julian Habermann, Aaron Cawley, Ralf Rachbauer, and Darcy Carroll star in Janáček’s “Aus einem {…}

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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

Despite Protests, Anna Netrebko’s Wiesbaden Performances Sell Out in 24 Hours

Pussy Riot Cancels Concert at International May Festival Over Anna Netrebko Performance

Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko & Anja Harteros Lead 2023 International May Festival at Wiesbaden