On Nov. 29, Arte.de is set to present the Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini gala. The concert will be filmed by Rai Cultura cameras and will also be broadcast on Rai Radio 3. Riccardo Chailly will conduct the evening which will feature soloists Mariangela Sicilia, Jonas Kaufmann, and Anna Netrebko. The first part of the concert will feature Puccini’s {…}
(Credit: Bernd Uhlig) In a new interview, Jonas Kaufmann is speaking out against the Anna Netrebko boycotts. Speaking with Blick ahead of his concert in Lucerne at the KKL, where Netrebko’s concert was canceled, Kaufmann said the bans were “short-sighted.” He also praised the soprano, stating, ” She is undisputedly one of the most talented artists we have. And it {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) Anna Netrebko is headed to Regensburg. The Mittelbayerische announced the news noting that the famed soprano will sing a concert on July 27, 2025 alongside Yusif Eyvazov. The evening will be held at the Thurn and Taxis Castle Festival in Regensburg’s St. Emmeram Castle and will include music by Giacomo Puccini. The duo will sing arias {…}
NHK Classic is set to broadcast “La Gioconda” on Oct. 28, 2024 from the Teatro San Carlo. The Japanese broadcasting company announced the news via social media. The recording which was made in April 2024 stars Anna Netrebko in the title role, Jonas Kaufmann as Enzo, Eve-Maud Hubeaux as Laura, Ludovic Tézier as Barnaba, Ksenia Nikolaeva as La Cieca, and {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) Anna Netrebko is set to be present a concert at the Sala Principal del Teatro Nacional de Santo Domingo on Feb. 6, 2025. The Soprano will perform alongside the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional and conductor Maestro José Antonio Molina. Tenor Martin Muehle will accompany her in music by Cilea, Verdi, and Puccini. The concert will feature arias, {…}
(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 {…}
“Puccini: Love Affairs” is Sony Classical’s response to the marketing of the centenary of the Lucchese composer’s death. Sadly, instead of a complete opera recording, it is yet another compilation (in the fullest sense!) of familiar duets, and an aria from “Tosca” and “La Bohème” each. Jonas Kaufmann – its titular singer – represents the main selling point. The German {…}
(Credit: Opera de Monte-Carlo/Michael Pohn/Wiener Staatsoper/ Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala/Foto Ennevi/Arena di Verona) Anna Netrebko has arguably been one of the most influential operatic figures of the 21st century. Whether it be her acting or her piano phrases, the soprano has been hailed by critics and has been at the center of many of the opera world’s leading {…}
Anna Netrebko’s gender discrimination lawsuit is moving ahead. A federal judge Annalisa Torres ruled to move ahead citing Netrebko’s examples of male Putin-connected opera singers whom the Met treated more favorably. Torres wrote in a 23-page ruling, “For example, she alleges that the male opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov performed at political events, ‘including at least one event at which Putin {…}
(Credit: Olga Rubio Dalmau) The Ukrainian association “Point of Ukraine” is calling for the cancelation of Anna Netrebko’s August 23 Linz concert to be canceled. The organization, which is made up of students and employees of the Johannes Kepler University Linz as well as citizens of the Republic of Austria, said in a letter that Netrebko has been on Ukraine’s {…}
(Credit: © 2023 Olga Rubio Dalmau) Following criticism of Anna Netrebko’s Linz concert, organizer Simon Ertl has spoken out regarding the upcoming August 23 concert. In a statement, Ertl said, “What is happening in Ukraine shakes us deeply – both on a human and political level. We condemn the Russian war of aggression and nothing is further from our mind {…}