Anna Netrebko has released a new statement asserting her opposition to the war in Ukraine and affirming she has never been aligned with Putin. In a statement the soprano said, “I expressly condemn the war on Ukraine and my thoughts are with the victims of this war and their families. My position is clear. I am not a member of {…}
Ópera de París has announced its 2022-23 season featuring numerous new productions and international stars. Gustavo Dudamel and Paolo Bortolameolli lead a revival of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Saioa Hernández, Elena Stikhina, Joseph Calleja, Brian Jagde, Bryn Terfel, Gerald Finley, and Roman Burdenko. Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Nov. 26, 2022 Dmitry Korchak, Vito Priante, Carlo Lepore, Gaëlle Arquez, and Luca Pisaroni star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Diego Matheuz conducting. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Euvazov have postponed their concert at the Wiener Konzerthaus. The concert’s organizer said, “DEAG Classics AG, in coordination with the artists and the Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft, announces that the concert by Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov has been postponed to September 6, 2023, out of regard for the current situation.” The concert was originally scheduled for July {…}
Les Grandes Voix / Les Grandes Solistes has announced its May 2022 slate. Patricia Petibon will perform alongside pianist Andrea Marcon in a concert of opera arias by Rameau, Händel, and Mozart. Performance Date: May 15, 2022 Tenor Michael Spyres will join forces with Opera Fuoco under David Stern for music by Mozart, Spontini, Donizetti, Verdi, Léhar, Offenbach, and Rossini. {…}
(Credit: Tim Osipov) The Berlin State Opera has announced that Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from a new production of “Turandot.” The company said, “Anna Netrebko has withdrawn her participation in the new production of ‘Turandot’ in June 2022. This is the result after the Staatsoper Unter den Linden asked the artist to distance herself from the war that the Russian {…}
(Credit: Tim Osipov) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from upcoming productions. The company noted that in “not complying with the Met’s condition that she repudiate her public support for Vladimir Putin while he wages war on Ukraine, soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her upcoming Met performances in Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ this April and May, as {…}
(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has confirmed that Anna Netrebko will not perform the 175th Anniversary gala. The company noted that Netrebko sent a statement noting “I am opposed to this senseless war of aggression and I am calling on Russia to end this war right now, to save all of us! We need peace.” She added, {…}
(Photo by Dario Acosta) Soprano Anna Netrebko has taken to social media to declare her stance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I have said , I am opposite to this senseless war of aggression and I am calling on Russia to end this war right now , to safe all of us! We need peace #friendship,” she posted on {…}
A number of performances featuring soprano Anna Netrebko have been canceled. The soprano has withdrawn from “Adriana Lecouvreur” at La Scala stating that while she is well, she is not going to Milan. Her husband Yusif Eyvazov has also withdrawn from the production. She has also withdrawn from performances of “Macbeth” at the Opernhaus Zürich. In a statement from the {…}
Following a joint statement with her husband Yusif Eyvazov, Anna Netrebko has broken her silence and taken to Instagram to denounce the war. The soprano said, “I have taken some time to reflect because I think the situation is too serious to comment on without really giving it thought.” She continued, “First of all: I am opposed to this war. {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov have postponed tonight’s concert in Denmark and have released a statement regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a joint statement the couple said, “In light of current events and due to significant concerns for the safety and security of all involved, we are forced to postpone our concert in Arhus tonight. These are very sad {…}
