On Dec. 7, 2021 the Teatro alla Scala will open with a new production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” featuring an all-star cast. The production will reunite Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi in the lead roles after having opened the season during the 2019-20 season in a new production of “Tosca.” They will be joined by Francesco Meli, who also starred in {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced that Anna Netrebko will return during the 2022 season. The company revealed that the soprano will return alongside Yusif Evyazov in Franco Zeffirelli’s “Turandot” on August 4, 7, and 10, 2022. The soprano will also sing the role of Abigaille in “Nabucco” for two performances on July 7 and 10, 2022. The performances will mark {…}
This week audiences can experience a new solo album by one of opera’s reigning divas, two new albums by a great coloratura, a world premiere and two new DVDs from recent productions. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. Amata dalle Tenebre Deutsche Grammophon releases Anna Netrebko’s new album “Amata Dalle Tenebre,” which marks the soprano’s first studio {…}
Anna Netrebko has canceled her role debut as Abigaille in “Nabucco” at the Wiener Staatsoper due to an urgent shoulder surgery. The company announced that the soprano has an acute problem in her right shoulder that will force her to undergo an urgent operation. As a result, Netrebko will not appear at the Wiener Staatsoper this fall and noted a {…}
(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) On Oct. 20, Anna Netrebko will release her first cook book entitled “Der Geschmack meines Lebens – Das erste Buch von Opern-Topstar Anna Netrebko.” The new book, which is only available in German, shows how the star soprano manages to keep family and singing, private and professional life in balance through cooking. The book goes through her personal {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov’s Helinski concert has been postponed. The concert, which was set to be performed on Oct. 19 at the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki, Finland, will be rescheduled for a new date that has yet to be confirmed. The couple was set to present a program of opera arias, international art songs, Neapolitan song, and operetta. They were {…}
(Credit: Tim Osipov) The Mariinsky Theatre has announced changes to its programming for the month of October. The company noted that Anna Netrebko’s anniversary concert has been moved from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5, 2021. As a result, the company will present a concert by pianist Denis Matsuev accompanied by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev. The {…}
On Sept. 19, Arte.TV is set to present “Anna Netrebko, Vivre pour l’Opera.” The film, which will be broadcast to celebrate the soprano’s 50th birthday, goes behind the scenes and showcases interviews and extracts from her finest performances. Audiences will get a chance to see Netrebko open up about her successes, her projects, and her daily life, in particular, the {…}
(Credit: Tim Osipov) NRTV is set to broadcast Anna Netrebko’s 50th birthday concert, “Anna Netrebko Inviting.” The concert, which is being organized by Berin-Iglesias on Sept. 18 at the Kremlin Palace, will feature Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Rolando Villazón, Yusif Eyvazov, Luca Salsi, Michael Volle, Hibla Gerzmava, Ildar Abdrazakov, Elena Zhidkova, Oleg Ivenko, Elchin Azizov, Philipp Kirkorov, and Igor Krutoy. {…}
Anna Netrebko has postponed her upcoming September engagements with Yusif Eyvazov in Spain, Vienna, and Prague. The couple announced that due to personal problems they had to rearrange their upcoming schedule. As a result, the concert originally scheduled for Teatro Real de Madrid on Sept. 13, 2021, will now be on July 25, 2022. Meanwhile, the concert at the Wiener {…}
This week, audiences will get to hear the second solo recital album by one of today’s rising stars, one of the greats mezzos of today performing Wagner, and a remastering of a historical recording. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Wesendonck Lieder C Major releases Elīna Garanča’s Wesendonck Lieder record live from the 2020 Salzburg {…}
