Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón in L'Elisir d'Amore at the Bastille Opera, Paris in October 2009

Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón will sing the leading roles of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore at the Bastille Opera, Paris, in four performances on 10., 15., 20. and 23. October 2009.

Season 2009-2010

Dress Rehearsal for I Capuleti e I Montecchi at the ROH

Today it has been the dress rehearsal for Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi, opening at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London on Monday 2. March 2009, starring Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca.

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Intermezzo
Rec.music.opera

DG releases I Capuleti e I Montecchi

I Capuleti e I Montecchi, featuring Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca, has now been released in Europe. The album will be released in USA on 5. May 2009.

VINCENZO BELLINI
I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Gesamtaufnahme · Complete)
Anna Netrebko · Elina Garanca
Joseph Calleja · Robert Gleadow
Tiziano Bracci
Wiener Singakademie
Wiener Symphoniker
Fabio Luisi
CD DDD 477 8031 GH 2
2 Compact Discs
Germany release: 20. February 2009
UK release: 23. February 2009
USA release: 5. May 2009

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The Times
The Financial Times

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Deutsche Grammophon launches the I Capuleti e I Montecchi special site

Deutsche Grammophone has launched the special site devoted to the new release album of I Capuleti e I Montecchi starring Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca.


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Concerts of Anna Netrebko in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm

Anna Netrebko will perform in a series of three concerts in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR (DR SymfoniOrkestret) conducted by Emmanuel Villaume will give a concert at the Concert Hall in Copenhagen on 18. September 2009. Tickets for the Copenhagen concert went on sale on 16. February 2009 and they were sold out in just 14 minutes.

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkestret) conducted by Emmanuel Villaume will give a concert at the Concert Hall in Oslo on 21. September 2009. Tickets for the Oslo concert go on sale on 27. February 2009.

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano with the Kungliga Filharmonikerna conducted by Emmanuel Villaume will give a concert at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on 24. September 2009. Tickets for the Stockholm concert go on sale on 2. March 2009.

Copenhagen Concert Hall, 18. Sep 2009 - Tickets
Oslo Concert Hall, 21. Sep 2009 - Tickets
Stockholm Concert Hall, 24. Sep 2009 - Tickets

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Season 2009-2010

Copenhagen concert sold out in 14 minutes!

Anna Netrebko will give a concert in Copenhagen on 18. September 2009 making her debut in Denmark. Anna will be joined on the stage by tenor Massimo Giordano. The concert will take place at the Concert Hall (Konzerthuset) and Emmanuel Villaume will conduct the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR (DR SymfoniOrkestret). Tickets for the concert were sold out in just 14 minutes, despite the fact that it was almost not advertised.

Copenhagen 18. Sep 2009 - Tickets

"Verdi With Popcorn, and Trepidation" by Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times, 13. Feb 2009

FOR 400 years humans have stood on stages and conveyed passion through song. Great buildings were raised for them to perform in. The titled and the rich paid homage with cash and devotion.

Opera, that most electrifying and moving of the high arts, has remained remarkably unchanged in its history, adapting to bigger houses, electric lights, electronic stage machinery, the recording industry. It has persevered despite accelerating waves of new claims on our attention, from television to Twitter.

But now another force has emerged, which has the potential to transform how opera is produced and received. You can check it out at your local multiplex.

Read more and watch a videoclip of Anna Netrebko as Lucia at the Met singing the Mad Scene...

Great Performances at the Met, Lucia di Lammermoor, 15. Apr 2009

On 7. February 2009, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, Piotr Beczala as Edgardo, Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico, Ildar Abdrazakov as Raimondo and Marco Armiliato conducting, was transmitted live by The Met: Live in HD to movie theaters worldwide.

Now PBS has announced the telecast in HD of this performance, within the program GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm ET

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Anna Netrebko is in Valencia, Spain

Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and their son Tiago Arua are in Valencia, Spain, where they are living in a villa on the beach.

Yesterday, Anna Netrebko attended one of the performances of Gounod's Faust at the Palacio de las Artes, the spectacular new opera house of Valencia, where Erwin Schrott sings Mephistopheles.

Anna Netrebko Season 2009-2010

Charity Gala Concert "Great Voices in the Kremlin", Sobornaya Square/Cathedral Square, Moscow Kremlin, Moscow 6. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Sergei Skorokhodov (Tenor), Julia Gertseva (Mezzo-soprano), Paata Burchuladze (Bass); Russian National Orchestra and Chorus, Mikhail Tatarinkov/Mikhail Pletnev

Laeiszhalle, Hamburg 9. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Mezzo-soprano), Bryn Terfel (Bass-baritone); Prager Philharmoniker, Chor der Prager Philharmoniker, Emmanuel Villaume

Ruhrtriennale 2009 Festival, Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, Bochum 13. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Massimo Giordano (Tenor); Duisburger Philharmoniker, Emmanuel Villaume

Concert Hall, Copenhagen 18. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Massimo Giordano (Tenor); Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, Emmanuel Villaume

Concert Hall, Oslo 21. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Massimo Giordano (Tenor); Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume

Concert Hall, Stockholm 24. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Massimo Giordano (Tenor); Kungliga Filharmonikerna, Emmanuel Villaume

Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009 – Anna Netrebkoª (Iolanta), Sergei Skorokhodov (Graf Tristan Vaudemont), Sergei Aleksashkin (René), Alexei Markov (Robert), Edem Umerov (Ebn-Hakia), Andrei Zorin (Alméric), Fyodor Kuznetsov (Bertrand), Natalia Evstafieva (Martha), Eleonora Vindau (Brigitte), Ekaterina Sergeeva (Laura); Mariusz Treliński (Inszenierung), Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev

Salle Pleyel, Paris 1. Oct 2009 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Massimo Giordano (Tenor); Orchestre National de l’Île-de-France, Keri-Lynn Wilson

L’Elisir d’Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 10. Oct 2009 – Anna Netrebkoª (Adina), Giuseppe Filianoti (Nemorino), George Petean (Belcore), Paolo Gavanelli (Dulcamara), Jaël Azzaretti (Giannetta); Laurent Pelly (Director), Orchestra et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Paolo Arrivabeni

L’Elisir d’Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 15. Oct 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Charles Castronovo (Nemorino), George Petean (Belcore), Paolo Gavanelli (Dulcamara), Jaël Azzaretti (Giannetta); Laurent Pelly (Director), Orchestra et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Paolo Arrivabeni

L’Elisir d’Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Giuseppe Filianoti (Nemorino), George Petean (Belcore), Paolo Gavanelli (Dulcamara), Jaël Azzaretti (Giannetta); Laurent Pelly (Director), Orchestra et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Paolo Arrivabeni

L’Elisir d’Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Giuseppe Filianoti (Nemorino), George Petean (Belcore), Paolo Gavanelli (Dulcamara), Jaël Azzaretti (Giannetta); Laurent Pelly (Director), Orchestra et Choeurs de l’Opéra National de Paris, Paolo Arrivabeni

Richard Tucker Gala 2009, Avery Fisher Hall, New York 22. Nov 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Elina Garanca (Mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (Tenor), Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo-soprano), Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Guleghina (Soprano), Hei-Kyung Hong (Soprano), Zeljko Lucic (Baritone), James Morris (Bass-baritone), Samuel Ramey (Bass), 2009 Richard Tucker Award Winner Stephen Costello (Tenor); The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fabio Luisi

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Final Dress Rehearsal, Met, New York 30. Nov 2009 – Anna Netrebkoª (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim* (Olympia), Joseph Calleja*/David Pomeroy (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey* (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova* (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 3. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebkoª (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim* (Olympia), Joseph Calleja* (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey* (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova* (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 7. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 11. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 16. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, John Keenan

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 19. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani/Schlémil), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine [Met HD Live Broadcast] [Met Saturday Matinee Broadcast]

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 23. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Rachele Gilmoreº (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Laura Vlasak Nolan (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Joel Sorensen (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, John Keenan

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 26. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, John Keenan

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 30. Dec 2009 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), David Pomeroyº (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, John Keenan

Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Met, New York 2. Jan 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Antonia/Stella), Kathleen Kim (Olympia), David Pomeroy (Hoffmann), Kate Lindsey (Nicklausse/The Muse), Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta), Alan Held (Four Villains), Alan Oke (Four Servants), Dean Peterson (Luther/Crespel), Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël), Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani), Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann/Schlemil), Wendy White (Antonia's Mother); Bartlett Sher (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Royal Festival Hall, London 18. Jan 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone); Philharmonia Orchestra, Lawrence Foster

La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Sergei Semishkur (Rodolfo), Karina Chepurnova (Musetta), Vasily Gerello (Marcello), Vladimir Samsonov (Schaunard), Ilya Bannik (Colline), TBA (Benoit), TBA (Alcindoro), TBA (Parpignol), TBA (Sergeant), TBA (Officer); Ian Judge (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Mikhail Agrest

La Bohème, MET, New York 20. Feb 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Nicole Cabell (Musetta), Gerald Finley (Marcello), Massimo Cavallettiº (Schaunard), Shen Yang (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro), Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

La Bohème, MET, New York 24. Feb 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Nicole Cabell (Musetta), Gerald Finley (Marcello), Massimo Cavalletti (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro), Jeremy Little (Parpignol), John Shelhart (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

La Bohème, MET, New York 27. Feb 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Nicole Cabell (Musetta), Gerald Finley (Marcello), Massimo Cavalletti (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro), Jeremy Little (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

La Bohème, MET, New York 2. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Nicole Cabell (Musetta), Gerald Finley (Marcello), Massimo Cavalletti (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro), Jeremy Little (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

An Evening of Tchaikovsky Opera’s Scenes in Concert, The Kennedy Center, Washington 4. Mar 2010 – Iolanta: Anna Netrebko (Iolanta), Alexei Markov (Robert), Sergei Skorokhodov (Count Vaudémont); The Queen of Spades: Prilepa: Irina Mataeva (Prilepa), Edem Umerov (Zlatogor), Zlata Bulycheva (Milovzor); Mazeppa: Edem Umerov (Mazeppa), Victoria Yastrebova (Maria), Elena Vitman (Lyubov), Mikhail Kit (Kochubey), Dmitri Voropaev (Iskra), Nikolay Gassiev (Drunk Cossack); The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

La Bohème, Met, New York 6. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Nicole Cabell (Musetta), Gerald Finley (Marcello), Massimo Cavalletti (Schaunard), Shen Yang (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro), Jeremy Little (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

La Bohème, Met, New York 10. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Ruth Ann Swenson (Musetta), George Peteanº (Marcello), Patrick Carfizzi (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro), Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato [Sirius/XM Radio Broadcast] [Met Website Stream]

La Bohème, Met, New York 13. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Ruth Ann Swenson (Musetta), George Petean (Marcello), Patrick Carfizzi (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro), Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato

La Bohème, Met, New York 17. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Ruth Ann Swenson (Musetta), George Petean (Marcello), Massimo Cavalletti (Schaunard), Oren Gradus (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro), Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol), Jason Hendrix (Sergeant), Joseph Turi (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Marco Armiliato [Sirius/XM Radio Broadcast]

Liederabend, Moscow State Conservatory, Great Hall, Moscow 23. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano); Elena Bashkirova (Piano)

“Oh music, I thank you!”, Marking Elena Matusovskaya’s Anniversary, Concert Hall, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 25. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Irina Mataeva (Soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (Mezzo-soprano), Nina Romanova (Mezzo-soprano), Yevgeny Akimov (Tenor), Yuri Marusin (Tenor), Yuri Laptev (Baritone), Vladislav Sulimsky (Baritone), Yevgeny Ulanov (Baritone); Elena Matusovskaya (Piano)

Liederabend, St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic Society, Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall, St. Petersburg 26. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano); Elena Bashkirova (Piano)

Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Concert dedicated to Tamara Novichenko Jubilee, St. Petersburg 26. Mar 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Irina Mataeva (Soprano), Marina Shaguch (Soprano), Nadine Koutcher (Soprano), Elena Mirtova (Soprano), Lubov Belotserkovskaya (Soprano), Svetlana Moscalenko, Nina Arsentieva, Olga Beskhlebnaya, Galina Shoydogbaeva; Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Sergey Stadler

Liederabend, Festtage 2010, Philharmonie, Berlin 29. March 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano); Daniel Barenboim (Piano)

La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 5. Apr 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Mimi), Piotr Beczalaª (Rodolfo), Anita Hartig (Musetta), Boaz Daniel (Marcello), Eijiro Kai (Schaunard), Janusz Monarcha (Colline), Alfred Sramek (Benoit/Alcindoro), Martin Müller (Parpignol), Gerhard Panzenböck (Sergeant), Johannes Gisser (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Constantinos Carydis

La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. Apr 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Anita Hartig (Musetta), Boaz Daniel (Marcello), Eijiro Kai (Schaunard), Janusz Monarcha (Colline), Alfred Sramek (Benoit/Alcindoro), Martin Müller (Parpignol), Gerhard Panzenböck (Sergeant), Johannes Gisser (Officer); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Constantinos Carydis

Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 3. Mai 2010 – Nadia Krasteva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebkoª (Micaela), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Escamillo), Anita Hartig (Frasquita), Zoryana Kushpler (Mercedes), Alexandru Moisiuc (Zúñiga), Adrian Eröd (Morales), Herwig Pecoraro (Remendado), Tae Joong Yang (Dancaire); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Andris Nelsonsº [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 6. Mai 2010 – Nadia Krasteva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebko (Micaela), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Escamillo), Anita Hartig (Frasquita), Zoryana Kushpler (Mercedes), Alexandru Moisiuc (Zúñiga), Adrian Eröd (Morales), Herwig Pecoraro (Remendado), Tae Joong Yang (Dancaire); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Andris Nelsons [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 9. Mai 2010 – Nadia Krasteva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebko (Micaela), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Escamillo), Anita Hartig (Frasquita), Zoryana Kushpler (Mercedes), Alexandru Moisiuc (Zúñiga), Boaz Daniel (Morales), Herwig Pecoraro (Remendado), Tae Joong Yang (Dancaire); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Andris Nelsons [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 12. Mai 2010 – Nadia Krasteva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebko (Micaela), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Escamillo), Anita Hartig (Frasquita), Zoryana Kushpler (Mercedes), Alexandru Moisiuc (Zúñiga), Boaz Daniel (Morales), Herwig Pecoraro (Remendado), Tae Joong Yang (Dancaire); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Asher Fisch [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 15. Mai 2010 – Nadia Krasteva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebko (Micaela), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Escamillo), Anita Hartig (Frasquita), Zoryana Kushpler (Mercedes), Alexandru Moisiuc (Zúñiga), Boaz Daniel (Morales), Herwig Pecoraro (Remendado), Tae Joong Yang (Dancaire); Franco Zeffirelli (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Andris Nelsons [Wiener Staatsoper für alle|Broadcast live by Ö1]

Manon, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 18. Mai 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Roberto Alagna (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Adrian Eröd (Lescaut), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Le Comte des Grieux), Alexander Kaimbacher (Guillot de Morfontaine), Clemens Unterreiner (De Brétigny), Ileana Tonca (Pousette), Roxana Constantinescu (Javotte), Zoryana Kushpler (Rosette), TBA (Wirt); Andrei Serban (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Claude Schnitzler [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Manon, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 21. Mai 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Roberto Alagna (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Adrian Eröd (Lescaut), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Le Comte des Grieux), Alexander Kaimbacher (Guillot de Morfontaine), Clemens Unterreiner (De Brétigny), Ileana Tonca (Pousette), Roxana Constantinescu (Javotte), Zoryana Kushpler (Rosette), TBA (Wirt); Andrei Serban (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Claude Schnitzler [Wiener Staatsoper für alle]

Carmen, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 23. May 2010 – Natalia Evstafieva (Carmen), Massimo Giordano (Don José), Anna Netrebko (Micaela), Edward Tsanga (Escamillo), NN (Frasquita), NN (Mercedes), NN (Zúñiga), NN (Morales), NN (Remendado), NN (Dancaire); Alexei Stepanyuk (Stage Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Tugan Sokhiev

Manon, Friends of Covent Garden Dress Rehearsal, ROH, London 19. Jun 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), TBC (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimellª (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 22. Jun 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòloª (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun* (Lescaut), Christof Fischesserº (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimellª (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 25. Jun 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Musikalische Rückschau der Direktion Holender 1991-2010, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. Jun 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Diana Damrau (Soprano), Violeta Urmana (Soprano), Angela Denoke (Soprano), Natalie Dessay (Soprano), Krassimira Stoyanova (Soprano), Barbara Frittoli (Soprano), Stefania Bonfadelli (Soprano), Petra Maria Schnitzer (Soprano), Adrianne Pieczonka (Soprano), Deborah Polanski (Soprano), Ileana Tonca (Soprano), Teodora Gheorghiu (Soprano), Waltraud Meier (Mezzo-soprano), Angelika Kichschlager (Mezzo-soprano), Nadia Krasteva (Mezzo-soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (Mezzo-soprano), Zoryana Kushpler (Mezzo-soprano), Michaela Selinger (Mezzo-soprano), Aura Twarowska (Mezzo-soprano), Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Michael Schade (Tenor), Johan Botha (Tenor), Ramón Vargas (Tenor), Peter Seiffert (Tenor), Stephen Gould (Tenor), Saimir Pirgu (Tenor), Herwig Pecoraro (Tenor), Thomas Hampson (Baritone), Leo Nucci (Baritone), Simon Keenlyside (Baritone), Adrian Eröd (Baritone), Boaz Daniel (Baritone), Falk Struckmann (Bass-baritone), Thomas Quasthoff (Bass-baritone), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Bass); Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Thomas Lang (Chorus Director), Marco Armiliato (Conductor), Antonio Pappano (Conductor), Bertrand de Billy (Conductor), Peter Schneider (Conductor), Zubin Mehta (Conductor), Fabio Luisi (Conductor), Franz Welser-Möst (Conductor), Simone Young (Conductor), Plácido Domingo (Conductor), Guillermo García-Calvo (Conductor)

Manon, ROH, London 28. Jun 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 1. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 4. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 7. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, ROH, London 10. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Vittorio Grigòlo (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Rusell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Philip Langridge (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Pousette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Stabat Mater and other works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Baden-Baden Gala 2010, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 27. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano); Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Roma, Antonio Pappano

Stabat Mater and other works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Baden-Baden Gala 2010, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 29. Jul 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano); Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Roma, Antonio Pappano

Roméo et Juliette, Dress Rehearsal, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 7. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Juliette), Piotr Beczala* (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Roméo et Juliette, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 10. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Juliette), Piotr Beczala* (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Roméo et Juliette, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 13. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Piotr Beczala (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Roméo et Juliette, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 16. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Stephen Costello (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Roméo et Juliette, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 20. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Piotr Beczala (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Roméo et Juliette, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 23. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Juliette), Piotr Beczala (Roméo), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent), Darren Jeffery (Comte Capulet), Russell Braun (Mercutio), Cora Burggraaf (Stéphano), Michael Spyres (Tybalt), Susanne Resmark (Gertrude), David Soar (Duc de Verona), Mathias Hausmann (Comte Paris), Andrei Bondarenko (Gregorio), Adrian Strooper (Benvolio); Bartlett Sher (Director), Salzburg Mozarteum Otchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Benefit performance for the victims of the flood disaster in Pakistan, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone), Mikhail Petrenko (Bass), u.v.a.

The Met announces 2009-2010 season

Today the Met has announced the new 2009-2010 season.

A powerhouse team joins forces for Offenbach’s psychological fantasy Les Contes d'Hoffmann. James Levine conducts, and Tony Award winner Bart Sher (South Pacific) returns after the triumph of his Met Barber of Seville to direct. Inspired by Kafka, Sher describes his production as “a magical journey in which the character works out different manifestations of his psyche.” Rolando Villazón plays Hoffmann, a tour de force role for the tenor. Also starring soprano Anna Netrebko as the tragic Antonia, Elina Garanca as the ambiguous Nicklausse, and René Pape as the demonic four villains.

Anna Netrebko stars in La Bohème, the most popular opera in the repertory. Piotr Beczala, who signaled his arrival as a top lyric tenor in last season’s Lucia di Lammermoor, sings his first Met Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Gerald Finley and George Petean alternate as Marcello, opposite Nicole Cabell and Ruth Ann Swenson alternating as Musetta.

The 2009-10 HD series will feature nine transmissions, beginning October 10 with Tosca and continuing with Aida (October 24), Turandot (November 7), Les Contes d’Hoffmann (December 19), Der Rosenkavalier (January 9), Carmen (January 16), Simon Boccanegra (February 6), Hamlet (March 27), and Armida (May 1).

Read the Met Press release
Read the Anna Netrebko Performances Database, including the upcoming perfomances at the Met 2009-2010 season

Axiom Films releases the DVD of the movie La Bohème starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón

Axiom Films releases the DVD of the movie La Bohème starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón in the leading roles. The announced predicted release date in UK is 2. March 2009.

To be released on 31. March 2009 on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de [UK Import]

Lucia di Lammermoor, Met, New York 7. Feb 2009

Gaetano Donizetti
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

Metropolitan Opera House, 7. February 2009

Cast
Conductor: Marco Armiliato

Lucia: Anna Netrebko
Edgardo: Piotr Beczala
Enrico: Mariusz Kwiecien
Raimondo: Ildar Abdrazakov
Normanno: Michael Myers
Alisa: Michaela Martens
Arturo: Colin Lee

Flute Solo: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
Harp Solo: Mariko Anraku
Armonica Solo: Cecilia Brauer

The Production Team
Production: Mary Zimmerman
Set Designer: Daniel Ostling
Costume Designer: Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Designer: T. J. Gerckens
Choreographer: Daniel Pelzig

About the opera
Synopsis
Story & Music
Opera background

Live Broadcasts and HD Transmissions
On 7. February 01:00 pm ET, Lucia di Lammermoor will be live broadcast by Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius XM and Metropolitan Opera Radio Network Saturday Matinee Broadcasts and transmitted live by The Met: Live in HD to movie theaters worldwide – Netrebko’s third consecutive Live in HD transmission from the Met.

Reviews
"Lucia" in HD, Max D. Winter, Opera-L
Today's Lucia, Richard, rec.music.opera
No Crashing and Burning
Lucia Di Lammermoor in HD
“Lucia di Lammermoor” desde el Metropolitan Opera. 7 de Febrero 2009
Lucia HD Met Broadast - February 07/2009
Confessions of an Opera Whore: Lucia di Lammermoor -- Artistic Nirvana
'Lucía de Lammermoor', la más exitosa de las transmisiones del MET

Videoclips
First Act: Duet (I)


First Act: Duet (II)


Second Act: "Il pallor funesto, orrendo" - Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien


Second Act: "Se tradirmi" - Anna Netrebko, Mariusz Kwiecien


Third Act: Lucia's mad scene - Anna Netrebko


Third Act


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Anna Netrebko appears in Lucia “Live in HD” on February 7

Anna Netrebko will be seen on silver screens around the world this Saturday, when she takes the stage for “The Met: Live in HD” broadcast of Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece, Lucia di Lammermoor. Her colleagues in this Mary Zimmerman production include tenor Piotr Beczala as Edgardo and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico, with Marco Armiliato leading the cast. The performance begins at 1 pm Eastern Standard Time, and will also be syndicated to select radio stations worldwide, as part of the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinee broadcast series.
Read the official News Release

On Singing and Family: Opera Singer Anna Netrebko

Christopher Farley, from The Wall Stret Journal, speaks with opera singer Anna Netrebko about her life on and off the stage on this short video clip.

A Bit Plumper, Netrebko Enjoys Life as a Mom - The New York Times, 6. Feb 2009

The New York Times has published the article A Bit Plumper, Netrebko Enjoys Life as a Mom on 6. February 2009.

Anna Netrebko on the cover of Gramophone Magazine, March 2009

Anna Netrebko and Angela Gheorghiu are on the cover of the current March issue of Gramophone Magazine.

Inside there is the article "Duelling Divas" written by Mike Ashman.

Breaking News - Rolando Villazón withdraws from all performances of Iolantha in Baden-Baden

Reluctantly, Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón has withdrawn from the 2009 summer opera production “Jolanthe”. Three performances in the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will be affected - 18th, 21st and 24th of July. Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will sing the title role in the Tchaikovsky opera as planned, alongside a tenor yet to be announced, and Valery Gergiev will take charge of the musical direction.

Villazón does, however, does offer some consolation to the Baden-Baden audience by agreeing to a third concert performance of the opera “Werther” by Jules Massenet on the 14th of June 2009 in the Festspielhaus, alongside Elina Garanca. The first two performances on the 7th and 10th of June 2009 have already sold out.

The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is offering a full refund to patrons who have already purchased tickets to “Jolanthe” should they decide not to attend. However, Artistic and Managing Director Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser believes that “many opera lovers will come to Baden-Baden to see Anna Netrebko, Valery Gergiev and the St. Petersburg Marrinsky Theatre Ensemble, and will forgive Rolando his withdrawal”.

Villazón explained his decision in a letter to the Baden-Baden Artistic and Managing Director, stating: “In the past weeks I have undertaken detailed preparation for “Jolanthe”. After studying the music in great detail I have regrettably come to the conclusion that the role of Count Vaudemont does not conform to the repertoire on which I need to concentrate in the near future. He further went on to write: “I am sure you know how important it is for singers to feel completely at ease in their roles. For this reason, and following careful deliberation, I have taken the decision not to include this role in my repertoire, and it is therefore with a heavy heart that I have to withdraw from this production.”

Dates
“Werther”
Opera by Jules Massenet
Elina Garanca (Charlotte), Rolando Villazón (Werther)
Sunday, 7th June 2009, 6pm (sold out)
Wednesday, 10th June 2009, 8pm (sold out)
NEW: Sunday, 14th June 2009, 6pm

“Aleko” / “Jolanthe”
Operas by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Anna Netrebko (Jolanthe), John Relyea (Aleko), Valery Gergiev (Conductor)
Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg Orchestra, Choir and Ensemble
Saturday, 18th July 2009, 7pm
Tuesday, 21st July 2009, 7pm
Friday, 24th July 2009, 7pm
Monday, 27th July, 7pm

Further information: 07221 / 30 13 101
http://www.festspielhaus.de/

Breaking News - Piotr Beczala replaces Rolando Villazón in Lucia di Lammermoor on 7. Feb 2009

It was somehow expected. Finally it's official. Piotr Beczala substitutes Rolando Villazón as Edgardo in the performance of Lucia di Lammermoor on 7. Feb 2009. This performance will be transmitted live in HD to movie theaters around the world and live broadcast on Sirius and XM Metropolitan Opera Radio and on the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.

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Breaking News - Giuseppe Filianoti replaces Rolando Villazón in Lucia di Lammermoor on 3. Feb 2009

Yesterday night, a couple of hours before the start of the performance, the Met announced that Giuseppe Filianoti was replacing Rolando Villazón in Lucia di Lammemoor.

"Giuseppe Filianoti will sing Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor tonight, replacing Rolando Villazón who is ill.

Mr. Villazón is still scheduled to sing Edgardo on February 7 matinee.

Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Lucia, with Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico, Ildar Abdrazakov as Raimondo and Marco Armiliato conducting"

The performance was live broadcast on Sirius and XM Metropolitan Opera Radio. Giuseppe Filianoti is scheduled to sing Edgardo, with Anna Netrebko in the title role, in four performances of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Wiener Staatsoper in March 2009.