Serge Dorny has changed his position regarding Anna Netrebko. In a recent interview with BR-Klassik, the Bayerische Staatsoper’s General Manager told the publication, that “the door is absolutely not locked.” According to the publication, Dorny did signal a possibility of working with her in the future and added he wanted a clearer position from the soprano and “that he was {…}
The Minister of Finance in Stuttgart is facing backlash after announcing he would deny Anna Netrebko a venue for her upcoming Sept. 3 concert in Stuttgart. Minster Danyal Bayaz is first facing a criminal complaint that said the Minister of Finance is “coercing the Russian opera singer according to Article 240 of the Criminal Code.” A private blogger from Bavaria {…}
The Ministry of Finance in Stuttgart, Danyal Bayaz is denying Anna Netrebko access to perform at the Schlossplatz Stuttgart on Sept. 3 because she has not distanced herself enough from Putin. The Minister said in a German newspaper that the venue is owned by the state of Baden-Württemberg and as such, it would not tolerate the soprano performing there while the {…}
In a recent interview appearing in Van Magazin, Jeffrey Arlo Brown spoke with Met General Manager Peter Gelb in which he discussed a wide variety of topics, with considerable questioning around the Russian war on Ukraine, his falling out with soprano Anna Netrebko following an expose where the New York Times revealed she had filed a grievance against the Metropolitan Opera, {…}
The Teatro San Carlo has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the performances. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” starring Matthew Polezani, Ernesto Petti, Ailyn Perez, Michele Pertusi, Elina Garanca, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk. Juraj Valcuha conducts the production by Claus Guth. Performance Dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 6, 2022 Lorezno Passarini conducts concert performances of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” {…}
UPDATE – As of June 27, the Teatro Colon has updated its website to show that Ukrainian-Canadian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson will not conduct performances on Nov. 26 and 29 which will star Anna Netrebko. No conductor has been announced for those two performances. (see image at the bottom of this article for reference) UPDATE – In a previous version of {…}
(Credit: tim osipov) The Wiener Staatsoper has confirmed that Anna Netrebko will return to the company during the 2022-23 season. The soprano will sing the title role of “Aida” on Jan. 14, 18, 21, and 24 alongside Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, and Luca Salsi. The news comes after the company originally announced the production without Netrebko due to the War {…}
(Credit: Brescia Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) The Teatro alla Scala has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring opera, recitals, and symphony concerts. Opera The season opens with Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” The production will be directed by Kasper Holten and conducted by Riccardo Chailly. The work will star Ildar Abdrazakov, Lilly Jørstad, Anna Denisova, Agnieszka Rehlis, Norbert Ernst, Alexey Markov, Ain {…}
(Credit: tim osipov) Anna Netrebko will return to the Berlin State Opera in 2023. According to B.Z. Berlin, the soprano will perform with the company in autumn of 2023 following conversations with the General Director Matthias Schulz. Schulz said, “It was and is important for us to distance ourselves from the invasion, which violates international law. That’s what Anna Netrebko {…}
Anna Netrebko will not sing in Russia for the time being. In a new interview with Zeit Online, the soprano made it clear that she has no plans to sing in her home country. She said, “I have no plans at the moment to sing in Russia, not even at the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, because I don’t {…}
(Credit: Yanny Tokyo) It could have seemed like an ill-advised idea for some, but Russian soprano Anna Netrebko hit her stride on a remarkably successful return to the concert stage this week after a brief hiatus marked by political controversies. Accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau at the great Pierre Boulez Auditorium at the Philharmonie in Paris under the auspices of {…}