Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009

The opening of the 227th season of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, has been done on 28. September 2009 with Tchaikovsky's last opera "Iolanta", starring the opera diva Anna Netrebko in the title role and Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater.

The rest of the cast was coming also from the Mariinsky Theater with Sergei Skorokhodov as Vaudémont, Sergei Aleksashkin as René, Alexei Markov as Robert and Edem Umerov as Ebn-Hakia, Andrei Zorin as Alméric, Fyodor Kuznetsov as Bertrand, Natalia Evstafieva as Martha, the young Ukranian soprano Eleonora Vindau as Brigitte and the young Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Sergeeva as Laura. Then, finally, the cast has been almost the same one of the premiere in Baden-Baden on 18. July 2009, with the only difference being Sergei Skorokhodov, instead of Piotr Beczala, as Vaudémont. The stage director was Mariusz Treliński and it was a co-production of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

After the performance, Anna Netrebko was entitled as Honorary Doctor of the Institude for Children’s Traumathology. Anna received a golden scalpel and a medal for the financial support made under the title/motto: “For saving children’s life”.

The premiere of this production, in a double program "Aleko" and "Iolanta", was performed at the Mariinsky Theater on 17. and 18. April 2009. A few months later, then with Anna Netrebko making her role debut as Iolanta, Piotr Beczala as Vaudémont and Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, was performed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden on 18., 21., 24. and 27. July 2009.

Iolanta
one act opera
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the play "Kong Renés Datter" by Henrik Hertz

Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
28. September 2009 20:00

Cast
Iolanta: Anna Netrebko
Graf Tristan Vaudémont: Sergei Skorokhodov
René, König der Provence: Sergei Aleksashkin
Robert: Alexei Markov
Ebn-Hakia: Edem Umerov
Alméric: Andrei Zorin
Bertrand: Fyodor Kuznetsov
Martha: Natalia Evstafieva
Brigitte: Eleonora Vindau
Laura: Yekaterina Sergeyeva

Production
Musical Director: Valery Gergiev
Stage Director: Mariusz Trelinski
Set Designer: Boris Kudlička
Costume Designer: Magdalena Musial
Lighting Designer: Marc Heinz
Cinematographer: Wojciech Puś
Choreographer: Tomasz Wygoda
Animators: Michał Jankowski and Tomasz Popakul
Literary Consultant: Piotr Gruszczynski
Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Co-production of the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg

Musical Director: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg

Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
Monday 28. September 2009

About the Opera
Iolanta
Iolanta's Russian/Spanish Libretto
Iolanta's English Libretto
Variations in "Iolanta" Libretto
Premiere of "Aleko" and "Iolanta" at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 17. Apr 2009

On-line Press Reports
Валерий Гергиев и Анна Нетребко открывают новый сезон в Мариинке — Прямое включение - 5-tv.ru 28. Sep 2009 [Russian][Videoclip]
Мариинский театр открыл сезон оперой "Иоланта" - vesti.ru 29. Sep 2009 [Russian][Videoclip]
Мариинский театр. Открытие 227-го сезона - bigflame.livejournal 29. Sep 2009 [Russian][Photos]
Video report of Iolanta at the opening of the 227th Season of the Mariinsky Theater - Mariinsky Theater Media Website [English][Videoclip]
Mariinsky Triumphs With Tchaikovsky’s ‘Iolanta’ - By Raymond Stults, The Moscow Times 6. Oct 2009 [English]
The Mariinsky Theater breathes new life into Tchaikovsky’s ‘Iolanta’ - By Raymond Stults, The St. Petersburg Times 9. Oct 2009 [English]

Photos
Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Sergei Aleksashkin and Edem Umerov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Sergei Skorokhodov and Alexei Markov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko and Sergei Skorokhodov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko and Sergei Skorokhodov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko and Edem Umerov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Cast ensemble in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Cast ensemble in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Valery Gergiev, Sergei Skorokhodov and Sergei Aleksashkin at the curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Anna Netrebko, Valery Gergiev and Sergei Aleksashkin at the curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel

Videoclips
Videoclip from 5-tv.ru

Мариинка открывает новый сезон с «козырных карт»

Videoclip from 5-tv.ru


Videoclip from tv100.ru

В Мариинском театре открывают 227-ой сезон

Videoclip from Zvezdanews.ru 28. Sep 2009 22:29


Videoclip from Zvezdanews.ru 29. Sep 2009 09:54


Videoclip from vesti.ru 29. Sep 2009 11:39

Мариинка открыла сезон премьерой "Иоланты"

Videoclip from russia.ru 29. Sep 2009


Videoclip from tvkultura.ru 29. Sep 2009 19:30

Анна Нетребко перевоплотилась в принцессу

Video report of Iolanta at the opening of the 227th Season of the Mariinsky Theater - Mariinsky Theater Media Website


Related posts
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 18. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 21. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 24. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 27. July 2009

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano, Stockholm Konserthus, Stockholm 24. Sep 2009

The Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko makes her debut performance in Sweden in a concert with the Italian tenor Massimo Giordano at the Stockholm Konserthus, Stockholm on 24. Sep 2009. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume conducted the Kungliga Filharmonikerna.

This has been the third and last concert of the Scandinavian Tour done by Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume, which started in Copenhagen on 18. Sep 2009 and continued in Oslo on 21. Sep 2009.

The programme has been identical to the ones performed in Copenhagen and Oslo. The first part of the concert has been devoted to Gounod, Verdi and Donizetti, while the second part included works by Arditi, Tosti, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Puccini. The concert ended after three encores by Cardillo, Lehar and Verdi.

After this concert, Anna Netrebko will travel to St. Petersburg to sing the title role of Iolanta, conducted by Valery Gergiev, at the opening of the 227th season of the Mariinsky Theater on 28. Sep 2009. Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano will be once again together on stage in a concert, with Keri-Lynn Wilson conducting the Orchestre National de l'Île-de-France, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on 1. Oct 2009.

Programme
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Massimo Giordano, tenor

Kungliga Filharmonikerna
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

Stockholm Konserthus, Stockholm 24. Sep 2009

1. Teil

C. Gounod: Overture, 1. Act of "Roméo et Juliette", Orchestra
C. Gounod: "Va! je t´ai pardonné... Nuit d'hymenée" from "Roméo et Juliette", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano
G. Verdi: Overture, "Nabucco", Orchestra
G. Donizetti: "Regnava nel silenzio" from "Lucia di Lammermoor", Anna Netrebko
G. Donizetti: "Una furtiva lagrima" from "L´Elisir d´Amore", Massimo Giordano
G. Donizetti: "Caro elisir! Sei mio!... Esulti pur la barbara" from "L'Elisir d'Amore", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

2. Teil

L. Arditi: "Il bacio", Anna Netrebko
F. Tosti: "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra", Massimo Giordano
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Polonaise" from "Eugen Onegin", Orchestra
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Kuda, Kuda" from "Eugen Onegin", Massimo Giordano
A. Dvorak: "Song to the moon" from "Rusalka", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "Intermezzo" from "Manon Lescaut", Orchestra
G. Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from "La Bohème", Massimo Giordano
G. Puccini: "Si, mi chiamamo Mimi" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Encores
S. Cardillo: "Core'ngrato", Massimo Giordano
F. Lehar: "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta", Anna Netrebko
G. Verdi: Brindisi from "La Traviata", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Reports
Herbert attended the concert in Stockholm and kindly wrote the following report for the blog:

The evening began with a funny "accident". During the first duet, the heel of Anna's right shoe was stuck in a hole in the stage floor! She slipped out of the shoe, and when she bowed at the end she tried to pull the heel out of the hole, which was not easy. The people began to laugh and she had to laugh too. Massimo Giordano was a gentleman. He picked up the shoe and helped Anna to slip in again. When she returned for her next song, she was barefoot - and she stayed so the whole evening!

Anna was in top form again. Sometimes she turned her back to the audience and looked at the people who sat behind the orchestra. When she sang "Il bacio" and "Meine Lippen...", she danced on the stage and made the audience cheer. In part 2 and during the encores the Stockholm audience rose for standing ovations.

I saw several microphones on the stage and hanging down above the orchestra, so I think the concert must have been recorded. We should have a look at the Swedish radio programmes!

After the performance Anna came out at the stage door, where a van was waiting for her. But she stopped and gave some autographs and posed for photos. She did not stay too long, however, because it was cold outside. When the car began to move she waved to the people standing outside.

Britta attended also the concert and she told me about another funny incident what happened:

During "Caro Elisir sei mio" Anna sat on one of the empty chairs of the trumpet players and flipped through the notes while Massimo was singing. Then, some notes fell down and she looked like: Ups, putting them back with a smile!

Press Reports

Forget the DVD, Blue-ray, Home Theater and Dolby-super-bass, no representation will ever be close to live performances like these. You have just to catch my breath after the concert. And anyone who thought that Netrebko was the evening's sole star, now know that Massimo Giordano is one of the top singers. [...] Netrebko is characterized not only by her strength and presence, she has an elasticity and warmth in her voice that makes it difficult to defend oneself against.
Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet 25. Sep 2009

On-line Press Reports
Anna absolut Netrebko - By Claes Wahlin, Aftonbladet 25. Sep 2009 [Swedish]
Ett personligare val hade lyft konserten - By Sofia Nyblom, Svenska Dagbladet 26. Sep 2009 [Swedish]
Anna Netrebko och Massimo Giordano på Konserthuset, Stockholm - By Leif Zern, dn.se 26. Sep 2009 [Swedish]

Photos
Konserthuset, Stockholm. Photo: Britta

Konserthuset, Stockholm. Photo: Britta

Detail of the sculpture in front of the Konserthuset, Stockholm. Photo: Britta

Poster of the concert of Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage during the first part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage during the first part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Emmanuel Villaume on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko on stage during the second part of the concert at the Stockholms Konserthus on 24. Sep 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Stockholms Konserthus after the concert. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Konserthuset, Stockholm, after the concert. Photo: Britta

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Konserthuset, Stockholm, after the concert. Photo: Britta

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Konserthuset, Stockholm, after the concert. Photo: Britta

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Konserthuset, Stockholm, after the concert. Photo: Britta

Anna Netrebko leaving the Stockholms Konserthus in a van, after the concert. Photo: Herbert

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Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano, Oslo Konserthus, Oslo 21. Sep 2009

The Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko makes her debut in Oslo in a concert with the Italian tenor Massimo Giordano at the Oslo Konserthus on 21. Sep 2009. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume conducted the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.

This is the second concert of the Scandinavian Tour which Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume are doing, which started in Copenhagen on 18. Sep 2009 and will end in Stockholm on 24. Sep 2009.

Programme
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Massimo Giordano, tenor

Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

Oslo Konserthus, Oslo 21. Sep 2009

1. Teil

C. Gounod: Overture, 1. Act of "Roméo et Juliette", Orchestra
C. Gounod: "Va! je t´ai pardonné... Nuit d'hyménée" from "Roméo et Juliette", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano
G. Verdi: Overture, "Nabucco", Orchestra
G. Donizetti: "Regnava nel silenzio" from "Lucia di Lammermoor", Anna Netrebko
G. Donizetti: "Una furtiva lagrima" from "L´Elisir d´Amore", Massimo Giordano
G. Donizetti: "Caro elisir! Sei mio!... Esulti pur la barbara" from "L'Elisir d'Amore", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

2. Teil

L. Arditi: "Il bacio", Anna Netrebko
F. Tosti: "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra", Massimo Giordano
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Polonaise" from "Eugen Onegin", Orchestra
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Kuda, Kuda" from "Eugen Onegin", Massimo Giordano
A. Dvorak: "Song to the moon" from "Rusalka", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "Intermezzo" from "Manon Lescaut", Orchestra
G. Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from "La Bohème", Massimo Giordano
G. Puccini: "Si, mi chiamamo Mimi" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Encores
S. Cardillo: "Core'ngrato", Massimo Giordano
F. Lehar: "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta", Anna Netrebko
G. Verdi: Brindisi from "La Traviata", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

On-line Press Reports
En verdensstjerne i Oslo - Nordens Nyheter 22. Sep 2009 [Norwegian]

Videoclips
L. Arditi: "Il bacio", Anna Netrebko


A. Dvorak: "Song to the moon" from "Rusalka", Anna Netrebko


G. Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from "La Bohème", Massimo Giordano


G. Puccini: "Si, mi chiamamo Mimi" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko


G. Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano


F. Lehar: "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta", Anna Netrebko


G. Verdi: Brindisi from "La Traviata", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano


Radio Broadcasts
The concert will be broadcast by NRK on 26. October 2009 at 16:00 GMT

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Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano, Radiohusets Koncertsal, Copenhagen 18. Sep 2009

The Anna Netrebko's Blog reaches the 200.000 visits

Today, the Anna Netrebko's blog has officially reached the 200.000 visits!

Thank you very much to all of you for your continuous friendly support, invaluable contributions and loyalty.

The Met will offer free tickets for the Dress Rehearsal of "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" on 30. Nov 2009

The Metropolitan Opera of New York will offer 3000 free tickets, limited to 2 per person, to the final dress rehearsal of the Bartlett Sher's production of "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" on 30. November 2009, starring Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held, Kate Lindsey, Kathleem Kim and Ekaterina Gubanova.

Press Reports
Free Tickets for Dress Rehearsals at the Met - Arts Beat 2. Sep 2009 [English]

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano, Radiohusets Koncertsal, Copenhagen 18. Sep 2009

The Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko and the Italian tenor Massimo Giordano started the Scandinavian Concert Tour at the Radiohusets Koncertsal of Copenhagen on 18. Sep 2009, Anna's birthday date. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume conducted the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR.

This is the first time that Anna Netrebko sings in Copenhagen and the tickets for the concert were sold-out in just 14 minutes, despite the fact that the concert was not advertised at all. This can give a good idea of the great expectation existing to see Anna Netrebko in Copenhagen.

First impressions say that the concert was fantastic. The programme, with some slight variations with respect to what it had been announced, included famous works, arias and duets, from Gounod, Verdi and Donizetti in the first part of the concert and Arditi, Tosti, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Puccini in the second part. After a first encore with Massimo singing "Core'ngrato" by Cardillo, Anna came on stage and the audience start to sing a touching "Happy Birthday, dear Anna". As a second encore, Anna sang "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta". The last encore was the "Brindisi" from "La Traviata" sang by Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano. The concert ended with a standing ovation.

The Radiohusets Koncertsal of Copenhagen is a brand new building designed by Jean Nouvel which was inaugurated in January 2009 with a tv broadcast gala.

The Scandinavian Concert Tour of Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano with the maestro Emmanuel Villaume will continue with a concerts at the Oslo Konserthuset in Oslo on 21. Sep 2009 and at the Konserthuset in Stockholm on 24. Sep 2009. It will be also the first time that Anna Netrebko sings in Oslo and Stockholm and, needless to say, that there is also a great expectation to see Anna for first time in those cities.

Programme
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Massimo Giordano, tenor

Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

Radiohusets Koncertsal, Copenhagen 18. Sep 2009

1. Teil

C. Gounod: Overture, 1. Act of "Roméo et Juliette", Orchestra
C. Gounod: "Va! je t´ai pardonné... Nuit d'hyménée" from "Roméo et Juliette", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano
G. Verdi: Overture, "Nabucco", Orchestra
G. Donizetti: "Regnava nel silenzio" from "Lucia di Lammermoor", Anna Netrebko
G. Donizetti: "Una furtiva lagrima" from "L´Elisir d´Amore", Massimo Giordano
G. Donizetti: "Caro elisir! Sei mio!... Esulti pur la barbara" from "L'Elisir d'Amore", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

2. Teil

L. Arditi: "Il bacio", Anna Netrebko
F. Tosti: "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra", Massimo Giordano
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Polonaise" from "Eugen Onegin", Orchestra
P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Kuda, Kuda" from "Eugen Onegin", Massimo Giordano
A. Dvorak: "Song to the moon" from "Rusalka", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "Intermezzo" from "Manon Lescaut", Orchestra
G. Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from "La Bohème", Massimo Giordano
G. Puccini: "Si, mi chiamamo Mimi" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Encores
S. Cardillo: "Core'ngrato", Massimo Giordano
"Happy Birthday, dear Anna", Orchestra and Audience
F. Lehar: "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta", Anna Netrebko
G. Verdi: Brindisi from "La Traviata", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

On-line Press Reports
Anna Netrebko udsolgt på 14 minutter - dr.dk/Koncerthuset [Danish]
Netrebko synger om kys og kærlighed - dr.dk/Koncerthuset [Danish]
Anna Netrebko Galla - dr.dk/P2/Opera/Koncerter [Danish]
Supersopran bød på champagneskål og babyskrål - By Thomas Michelsen, Ibyen.dk 19. Sep 2009 [Danish]
Koncert: Gallakoncert med Anna Netrebko og Massimo Giordano - By Søren Schauser, berlingske.dk 19. Sep 2009 [Danish]

Photos

Broadcasts
The concert will be broadcast by Danish Radio P2 on 20. Sep 2009 at 19:00 and 26. Sep 2009 16:30. Listen live to DR P2.

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Happy Birthday Anna!!!

Happy Birthday Anna!!!

I wish you a wonderful bithday and a fantastic concert in Copenhagen. I'm sure that the audience will give you a very warm welcome and that they will not forget to wish you a very, very Happy Birthday!!!

Vivo! An Evening with Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano, Ruhrtriennale, Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum 13. Sep 2009

The concert announced as "Vivo! An Evening with Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giodano" has been held at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum on 13. Sep 2009. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume conducted the Duisburger Philharmoniker.

The concert has been organized within the Ruhrtriennale 2009 Festival which runs from 15. Aug 2009 to 11. Oct 2009, as part of the Ruhrtriennale 2009-2011 directed by Willy Decker. This has been the first appearance of Anna Netrebko at a Ruhrtriennale and tickets for the concert were sold out in just 4 hours!

A general rehearsal, with the Duisburger Philharmoniker, the maestro and the two soloist took place on the afternoon of Saturday 12. Sep 2009 at 17:00. After a rehearsal of the overture of Nabucco, the Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko and the Italian tenor Massimo Giordano came on stage. Matthias Bruns, spokesman and 2nd violin, describes how it was the rehearsal and his impressions about the soloist and the maestro in dacapo-dp.de, the weblog of the Duisburger Philharmoniker.

Today, since 2 hours before the concert starts, the WebTeam of the weblog of the Duisburger Philharmoniker was already on site and providing initial and live insights via Twitter from the scene of the events. They have been providing an excellent minute to minute coverage of the event, submitting information about what was going on on stage and some pictures including a programme signed by Massimo Giordano and, at the end of the concert, a photo of Anna Netrebko and a photo of them with Anna Netrebko.

Anna Netrebko attended a BMW Meet and Greet event after the concert.

Programme
Anna Netrebko, Soprano
Massimo Giordano, Tenor

Duisburger Philharmoniker
Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor

Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, Bochum 13. Sep 2009

1. Teil

C. Gounod: Overture to 1. Act of "Roméo et Juliette", Orchestra
C. Gounod: "Va! je t´ai pardonné... Nuit d'hymenée.." from "Roméo et Juliette", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano
G. Verdi: Ouverture to "Nabucco", Orchestra
G. Donizetti: "Regnava nel silenzio" from "Lucia di Lammermoor", Anna Netrebko
G. Donizetti: "Una furtiva lagrima" from "L´Elisir d´Amore", Massimo Giordano
G. Verdi: "Signor né principe... È il sol dell'anima " from "Rigoletto", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

2. Teil

G. Donizetti: "Caro elisir! Sei mio!... Esulti pur la barbara" from "L'Elisir d'Amore", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano
L. Arditi: "Il bacio", Anna Netrebko
F. Tosti: "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra", Massimo Giordano
G. Puccini: Intermezzo from "Manon Lescaut", Orchestra
G. Puccini: "Che gelida manina" from "La Bohème", Massimo Giordano
G. Puccini: "Si, mi chiamamo Mimi" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko
G. Puccini: "O soave fanciula" from "La Bohème", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Encores
S. Cardillo: "Core'ngrato", Massimo Giordano
F. Lehar: "Meine Lippen, sie kussen so heiss" from "Giuditta", Anna Netrebko
G. Verdi: Brindisi from "La Traviata", Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

On-line Press Reports
Generalprobe mit Anna Netrebko - By Matthias Bruns, dacapo-dp.de 12. Sep 2009 [German]
Anna Netrebko- Das Konzert - dacapo-dp.de 13. Sep 2009 [German]
VIVO! Ein Konzertabend der unvergesslichen Art - dacapo-dp.de 13. Sep 2009 [German][Videoclip]
Anna Netrebko | Rund ums Konzert - By Christoph Müller-Girod, dacapo-dp.de 14. Sep 2009 [German][Photos]
Anna Netrebko betört bei der Ruhrtriennale - DerWesten 14. Sep 2009 [German]
Weltstar in Bochum|Anna Netrebko - neue Königin des Belcanto - By Julia Gaß, halternerzeitung.de 14. Sep 2009 [German]
Anna Netrebko begeistert von den Duisburger Philharmonikern - Karl Janssen 14. Sep 2009 [German]
VIVO! Vivat Anna! Wenn Stille hörbar wird… - Ruhrtriennale / Jahrhunderthalle Bochum am 13.9.2009 - By Peter Bilsing, Der Neue Merker 15.9.2009 [German]

Videoclip

Vivo! | Anna Netrebko from Christoph Müller-Girod on Vimeo.

Photos
Overview of the building of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photos [1-2]: Anne

An overview of the Jahrhundertbar of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photos [1-2]: Anne

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume arriving at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum before the performance, after she arrived in a black limo. Photos [1-5]: Anne

Massimo Giordano arriving at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, 2 minutes after Anna. Photo: Anne

Emmanuel Villaume on stage conducting at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the first part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko, Massino Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the first part of the concert. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Emmanuel Villaume on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the first part of the concert. Photo: Anne

Emmanuel Villaume, Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the first part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

nna Netrebko on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Emmanuel Villaume, Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: © Paul Leclaire

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum during the second part of the concert. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Massimo Giordano and Emmanuel Villaume on stage at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum at the end of the concert. Photo: Anne

Overview of the auditorium of the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum at the end of the concert. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, right after the concert at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photo: Christoph Mueller-Girod

Anna Netrebko with the webteam of the weblog of the Duisburger Philahrmoniker, Christoph Müller-Girod and Frank Tentler, right after the concert at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photo: Christoph Mueller-Girod

Anna Netrebko and Willy Decker at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. Photo: © Kirsten Neumann

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