It has not been officially confirmed, but apparently
Anna Netrebko has already cancelled 3 out of the 8 performances of I Capuleti e I Montecchi, which she had to perform in Paris from 24. May to 15. June 2008. According to those unofficial sources,
Patrizia Ciofi would have been hired to substitute
Anna Netrebko in 3 performances, while she would be also there as her cover for the other 5 performances. At this moment, I can not confirm which are the dates of those 3 performances which would have been already cancelled by
Anna Netrebko. The ONP has not yet published any information on this topic. The post will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.
Updated on 13. May 2008Patrizia Ciofi substitutes
Anna Netrebko on 31. May, 11. June and 15. June 2008.
Updated on 16. May 2008The cancellation of Anna Netrebko is now published by a Russian news agencyThanks to Rock in the Pond for the linkUpdated on 16. May 2008Finally, the ONP has officially announced that Patrizia Ciofi substitutes Anna Netrebko on 31. May and 11. and 15. June as expected.Gracias Mei
It seems that this opera os going to be broadcasted on France Musique (radio), 28.May at 19.30 h. I don't know which one of the performances will be broadcasted(I suppose it will be one of the times Anna performs).
ReplyDeleteI hope she performs the day you go to see the opera.
Oh, well... I suppose it will be a live broadcast... :)
ReplyDeleteYes I forgot to mention the broadcast. But without knowing the date of the performance they will broadcast on the 28. May, at without knowing if Anna will perform...
ReplyDeleteFor the moment I was basically worried about Anna's performance. The ONP should announce the cast changes as soon as they are confirmed.
I still hope that at least she will be performing on 24. May.
Hello again, and sorry for leaving too much comments...I just saw at Anna Netrebko's official website that the magnific performance of I Capuleti we listened at last week, will be released by Deutsche Grammophon in 2009. Any idea if it will be a CD, DVD, both...?
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have comments ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, I think I did comment on that. It will be released as a CD in 2009. Remember that the performances of Wien, were concert version performances.
From what I heard, Anna will try to cancel in a way that allows her more that 2 days rest in between performances. I understand that since this last month of pregnancy she has had a harder time recovering from performance to performance. This is why she canceled some of her performances in Russia and why she did not sing 'Cadiz' at the Brits. It was too strenuous. I would think the first night should be OK.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Carlos, how do you like your new Boheme? I have to wait until next month to get it.
ONP web site says: DIFFUSION SUR FRANCE MUSIQUE LE 28 JUIN A 19H30.
ReplyDeleteToday I called ONP and they told me that they do not know anything about it... Are they trying to hide this information? Now, apparently, all the performances are sold out.
ReplyDeleteWell, so finally Anna will not sing on 15. June and she will be substituted by Patrizia Ciofi. Anna prefers to stop earlier.
ReplyDeletePerhaps she wants more time between I Capuleti and the concert with Domingo and Villazón.
ReplyDeleteDid they tell you at ONP at last? or another source?
No, it was not ONP
ReplyDeleteAgain the ONP, for sure a good candidate to get the Worst Opera House in Europe Award, has new tickets available for Capuleti (28. May) at different prices...
ReplyDeleteAny news on their site about the substitution of Anna by Patrizia Ciofi on the 3 performances announced.
Now Opera Chic says that she maybe cancels evrything except the first 2 performances... I did not hear about that, but... In the meanwhile the ONP makes some changes to the site, but there is not any news about cancelations of Netrebko. They do not answer the emails, neither. This is the way they show their respect for the audience.
ReplyDeleteLes Capulets et les Montaigus : Patrizia Ciofi chantera Giulietta, en alternance avec Anna Netrebko
ReplyDeleteMadame Anna Netrebko en répétitions pour Les Capulets et les Montaigus de Vincenzo Bellini étant dans le cinquième mois de sa grossesse a demandé à la direction de l'Opéra national de Paris de la libérer de trois spectacles. Heureusement, il a été possible d'engager Madame Patrizia Ciofi pour assurer le rôle de Giulietta les 31 mai, 11 et 15 juin 2008. C'était la seule façon de sauver les débuts de Madame Anna Netrebko à l'Opéra national de Paris qui chantera les 24, 28 mai et les 2, 5, 8 juin 2008. La direction de l'Opéra national de Paris remercie Madame Patrizia Ciofi d'avoir accepté de partager les spectacles avec Madame Anna Netrebko.
30/04/08
Gracias Mei,
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I guess that after several inquires by phone and email, the ONP acted as she had to do it and they have officially announced the cast change, writing a note and updating tthe web page. It was not difficult to do it, right?
It is amazing all those guys strictly following the "Netrebko's rules" (see Parsi's blog)... all they prefer to see Ciofi, but... nobody is looking for a ticket to Ciofi's performances! Everybody is looking for the Netrebko's performances! ;)
ReplyDeleteBTW I still have 1 ticket available for the performance on 15. May... ;)
The ONP published on 16. May a press release announcing the cancellation dated on 30. April!!!
ReplyDeleteSeveral days ago I sent an email to ONP asking them to confirm if Ciofi will substitute Netrebko on the 3 dates announced and asking them if Netrebko was still scheduled on the other dates. Yesterday I got an email from saying that they are very sorry but all the Capuleti performances were sold out... So...??? I did not asked at all to but more tickets!!! Not a single word about what I was asking them, even taking into account that the official answer was already published on their website.
ReplyDeleteBut... there is something else, as yesterday (I did not checked again right now), new tickets were available for at least 4 different dates!!! Where those tickets come out??? Why when all the performances are sold out, new tickets are continuously appearing, while no returns are accepted??? Why they are not able to answer a simple question???
Congratulation you got the WOH Award!