The Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis announced its 10th annual awards on Sept. 13, 2022. Anna Netrebko took home the Best Female Leading Role for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth” while George Zeppenfeld won Best Male Leading role for in “Parsifal.” The Theater an der Wien also received awards for the best opera production (“The Fiery Angel”), for which Andrea Breth {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper’s General Director Bogdan Rošcic is defending his choice to contract Anna Netrebko following protests at the Wiener Staatsoper. In an interview with ORF, the director quoted Netrebko and said, “‘I condemn the war against the Ukraine in the strongest possible terms’ and then she is treated there by top politicians as reduced traitors, was attacked, and insulted {…}
ORF III is set to present “La Bohème” on Sept. 18. The performance will continue the partnership established by the Wiener Staatsoper and the channel throughout the years and will also give audiences who could not get a ticket to the sold-out run a chance to see the work. “La Bohème” is set to star Anna Netrebko in the role {…}
The Hungarian State Opera has announced a recital by Anna Netrebko on Sept. 25, 2022. The company said, “For the first time, international opera star Anna Netrebko appears on the stage of the restored Opera House in Budapest with pianist Pavel Nebolsin to present a romantic aria and song recital.” The recital will showcase music by Debussy, Dvořák, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced an opera change for the opening of the 2022-23 season. The company said that due to illness, Roberto Alagna and Sonya Yoncheva have canceled their participation in the revival of “La Juive.” According to a press release, Yoncheva is suffering from an otisis and according to doctor’s advice can’t travel nor sing until at least {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced that it will celebrate the legacy and impact of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Guild’s 88th Annual Luncheon. The event, which is set to take place on Nov. 10, 2022 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City will feature spoken and musical tributes by LYADP alumni Stephanie Blythe, Michelle Bradley, {…}
Anna Netrebko is set to return to the Austrian stage for the first time since the War in Ukraine broke out. The soprano will perform in a benefit concert, “Austria for Life” in the courtyard of the Schönbrunn Palace on Sept. 10. She will perform “O Himmel, welch’ Entzücken” from a Beethoven cantata and Netrebko said, “what could be nicer {…}
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, {…}