Anna Netrebko: 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

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