Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011

DON GIOVANNI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. December 2011

New Teatro alla Scala Production
Running Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Sung in Italian with electronic libretto in Italian, English

DIRECTION
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Staging: Robert Carsen
Sets: Michael Levine
Costumes: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lights: Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet
Choreography: Philippe Giraudeau

CAST
Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
Il Commendatore: Kwangchul Youn
Donna Anna: Anna Netrebko
Don Ottavio: Giuseppe Filianoti
Donna Elvira: Barbara Frittoli
Leporello: Bryn Terfel
Zerlina: Anna Prohaska
Masetto: Štefan Kocán

SYNOPSIS
Synopsis in english

LIBRETTO
Libretto in Italian

PHOTOS

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), Ildebrando'D'Arcangelo (Don Giovanni), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Giuseppe Filianoti (Don Ottavio), Stefan Kocan (Masetto). Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel (Leporello). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Daniel Barenboim (Conductor). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira). Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor). Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne-Laure

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn terfel (Leporello), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), Giuseppe Filianoti (Don Ottavio). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Giuseppe Filianoti (Don Ottavio), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Don Giovanni), Anna Prohaska (Zerlina). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko (Donna Anna). Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Giuseppe Filianoti at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Bryn Terfel at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Barbara Frittoli at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Don Giovanni, Teatro alla Scala, Milano 16. Dec 2011. Anna Netrebko at the stage door. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko in a new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni opens the Scala's 2011/2012 Season

A new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Daniel Barenboim and featuring a cast of stars, opens the 2011/2012 Season at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano on 7. December 2011.

Anna Netrebko makes her role debut at la Scala as Donna Anna, one of her signature roles that has previously sung at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg (2002), Salzburger Festspiele in Salzburg (2002, 2003), Royal Opera House, London (2003), Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (2003), Wiener Staatsoper, Wien (2004), Met Tour to Japan, Kobe and Tokyo (2006), Royal Opera House, London (2007), Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg (2007) and Opernhaus Zürich, Zürich (2011).

A Preview dedicated to young people will be performed on 4. December.

Don Giovanni's pre-dress rehearsal has been performed tonight at 6 pm. Daniel Barenboim has conducted new Robert Carsen's staging, with Peter Mattei, Kwangchul Youn, Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti, Barbara Frittoli, Bryn Terfel, Anna Prohaska and Štefan Kocán.

BROADCASTS
The Premiere will be broadcasted live on TV (Rai5) and on the radio (Rai Radio3). Pre-recorded broadcasts will be replayed on Sky Classica (in clear), on Arte-ZDF, and on TV Kultura in Russia (live). The performance will be projected live in Milan on a big screen in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, in 3 theatres (Atir Teatro Ringhiera, Auditorium Cam zona 3 and Teatro della cooperativa), in the prisons of San Vittore and Bollate as well as in more than 500 cinemas in Italy and all over the world.

DON GIOVANNI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

New Teatro alla Scala Production
From 7 December 2011 to 14 January 2012
Running Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Sung in Italian with electronic libretto in Italian, English

DIRECTION
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim/Karl Heinz Steffens (January 2012)
Staging: Robert Carsen
Sets: Michael Levine
Costumes: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lights: Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet
Choreography: Philippe Giraudeau

CAST
Don Giovanni: Peter Mattei (7, 10, 13, 23, 28 December; 4, 8, 12, 14 January), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (16, 20 December)
Il Commendatore: Kwangchul Youn (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28 December),  Alexander Tsymbalyuk (4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Donna Anna: Anna Netrebko (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23 December), Tamar Iveri (28 December; 4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Don Ottavio: Giuseppe Filianoti (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28 December), John Osborn (4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Donna Elvira: Barbara Frittoli (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28 December),  Maria Agresta (4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Leporello: Bryn Terfel (7, 10, 13, 16, 20 December), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (23, 28 December; 4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Zerlina: Anna Prohaska (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28 December), Ekaterina Sadovnikova (4, 8, 12, 14 January)
Masetto: Štefan Kocán (7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 28 December), Kostas Smoriginas (4, 8, 12, 14 January)

SYNOPSIS
Synopsis in english

PHOTOS
Backstage photos from la Scala

Rossini's Stabat Mater from Salzburger Festspiele 2011 on ORF 2 on 1. Nov 2011 and on ARTE on 25. Dec 2011

Rossini's Stabat Mater from Salzburger Festspiele 2011, starring Anna Netrebko, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Marianna Pizzolato and Matthew Polenzani with the Coro and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano, will be broadcast on ORF 2 on 1. Nov 2011 at 09:35 AM and on ARTE on 25. Dec 2011 at 19:15.

Rossini's Stabat Mater, held at the Grosses Festspiele, Salzburg on 8. and 9. Aug 2011, was recorded by UNITEL CLASSICA in cooperation with ZDF/Arte and ORF. 

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Antonio Pappano. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Antonio Pappano, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Antonio Pappano, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

EMI recording of Rossini's Stabat Mater gets one of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2011

EMI recording of Rossini's Stabat Mater, starring Anna Netrebko (soprano), Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass-baritone), with the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano, has been the recipient of one of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2011 in the category Editor's Choice.

Winners were announced during a ceremony in London on Thursday 6. Oct 2011.

Check out Anna Netrebko | Awards for a full summary of the awards and prizes received so far by Ms. Netrebko.

 

Deutsche Grammophon releases the live video recording of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper

The live video recording of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, Elina Garanca as Jane Seymour, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo as Henry VIII, Francesco Meli as Lord Percy and Elisabeth Kulman as Smeton, will be released by Deutsche Grammophon as DVD ( 2 DVD) on 14. Oct 2011 and as Blu-Ray (1 Blu-Ray Disc) on 4. Nov 2011.

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 8.-9. Aug 2011

On 8. Aug 2011 it was the first of the two concerts given by the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at the Salzburger Festspiele. Antonio Pappano was conducting and Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Matthew Polenzani and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo sang the Rossini's "Stabat Mater".

The concert, which was recorded by Unitel Classica in cooperation with ZDF/Arte, was a huge success.

After the concert it was a signing session by Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Marianna Pizzolato and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo.

The second performance of the run was on 9. Aug 2011. Everyone, from the orchestra and chorus to the conductor and four singers, was in top form. The sound was superb. At the end of the performance everyone in the audience was standing up applauding for several minutes.

This second performance was broadcast on a big screen at the Kapitelplatz in Salzburg.

This time it was not a signing session after the performance, but Ildebrando D'Arcangelo's fans were able to attend a signing session at a shop at 12:00. If you missed this signature session, you still have a last chance on 10. Aug 2011 at 12:00 at a different shop


Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

PROGRAM

JOSEPH HAYDN • Symphony in D, Hob. I:104 – "London" Symphony
GIOACHINO ROSSINI • Stabat Mater for Four Solo Voices, Choir and Orchestra

PERFORMERS
Anna Netrebko, Soprano
Marianna Pizzolato, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Polenzani, Tenor
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Bass
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Ciro Visco, Chorus Master
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor

INFORMATION
This concert will be recorded by UNITEL CLASSICA in cooperation with ZDF/Arte.

PRESS
Premiere "Miss Oper" mit Anna Netrebko ein voller Erfolg | Salzburg24.at | Salzburg 9. Aug 2011
Nachtkritik: Anna Netrebkos Ensemblekultur - salzburg.com - Salzburger Nachrichten | Salzburg 9. Aug 2011

PHOTOS

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Antonio Pappano. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Antonio Pappano, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Antonio Pappano, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato, Antonio Pappano, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Matthew Polenzani, Marianna Pizzolato, Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Photo: © Silvia Lelli/Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Marianna Pizzolato, Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano. Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011.

Signing session: Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Marianna Pizzolato, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Grosses Festspielhauss, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011

Signing session: Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Marianna Pizzolato, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Grosses Festspielhauss, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011

Signing session: Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Marianna Pizzolato, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. Grosses Festspielhauss, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011

Signing session: Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano. Grosses Festspielhauss, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011

Signing session: Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano. Grosses Festspielhauss, Salzburg 8. Aug 2011


Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko in front of the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 9. Aug 2011. Photo: Anne-Laure

VIDEOCLIPS

Curtain calls on 8. Aug 2011

Curtain calls on 9. Aug 2011

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011

ANNA BOLENA | Gaetano Donizetti
Wiener Staatsoper 17. April 2011 | 19:00-22:15 | 1

Evelino Pidò | Dirigent
Eric Génovèse | Inszenierung
Jacques Gabel | Bühnenbild
Claire Sternberg | Bühnenbild
Luisa Spinatelli | Kostüme
Bertrand Couderc | Licht
Johannes Haider | Choreographie
Valérie Nègre | Regieassistenz

Anna Netrebko | Anna Bolena
Elina Garanca | Giovanna Seymour
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo | Enrico VIII
Francesco Meli | Lord Riccardo Percy
Elisabeth Kulman | Smeton
Dan Paul Dumitrescu | Lord Rochefort
Peter Jelosits | Sir Hervey

ROLE DEBUTS AT THE PREMIERE ON 2. APR 2011
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)

ROLE DEBUTS AT THE WIENER STAATSOPER AT THE PREMIERE ON 2. APR 2011
Evelino Pidó (Conductor)
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)
Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour)
Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton)
Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy)
Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey)
Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort)
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII)

CHARACTERS
Anna Bolena: Queen of England, wife of Enrico VIII (soprano)
Giovanna Seymour: court lady, mistress of Enrico VIII (mezzo-soprano)
Enrico VIII: King of England (bass)
Lord Riccardo Percy: knight, Anna's first love (tenor)
Lord Rochefort: Anna's brother and friend of Percy (bass)
Smeton: young court musician in love with Anna (contralto)
Sir Hervey: officer of the King Enrico VIII (tenor)

PLOT SUMMARY
Plot summary

LIBRETTO
Libretto: Italian/Spanish

HIGHLIGHTS
1. Act, 1. Scene: Si taciturna e mesta mai non vidi assemblea (Anna Netrebko)
1. Act, 1. Scene: Come, innocente giovane (Anna Netrebko)
1. Act, 2. Scene: Io sentii sulla mia mano (Anna Netrebko, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Peter Jelosits, Francesco Meli, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Chorus)
1. Act, 3. Scene: Cessa, cessa, tropp'oltre vai (Anna Netrebko, Dan Paul Dumitrescu)
1. Act, 3. Scene: Eccolo! io tremo! io gelo! (Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli)
1. Act, 3. Scene: In quegli sguardi impresso (Anna Netrebko, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Peter Jelosits, Francesco Meli, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Chorus)
2. Act, 1. Scene: Sul suo capo aggravi un Dio (Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca)
2. Act, 3. Scene: Piangete voi?... Al dolce guidami (Anna Netrebko)
2. Act, 3. Scene: Copia iniqua, l'estremo vendetta (Anna Netrebko)

PRESS REVIEWS
Larry L. Lash, in his review of the premiere on 2. April 2011, wrote for Opera News: Netrebko's assumption of this Donizetti queen takes her one giant leap forward to claiming the title of diva assoluta del mondo. Her huge, plummy voice sounded as beautiful as ever, but her technique showed newfound confidence in passagework, particularly in trills, and seamless runs even to the lowest notes. 

George Loomis wrote for the New York Times on 12. April 2011: Ms. Netrebko scored a personal triumph as Anna Bolena, in what may be her greatest achievement since her “Traviata” at the 2005 Salzburg Festival.

BLOG REVIEWS
Blogger CommandOpera, in a terrific review of the premiere on 2. April 2011, wrote: Perhaps the most critically important Operatic performance of this generation took place over the past weekend at the Wiener Staatsoper. Why was this assumption of Miss Netrebko as Anna Bolena of such tremendous stature? Singularly, Miss Netrebko is the only vocal artist today of her rank and presence at this precise moment in time to define where the art form of Opera currently exists. 

PHOTOS

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

 Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

lldebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Evelino Pidò (Conductor), little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Evelino Pidò (Conductor) and Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

 Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elisabeth Kulman at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elisabeth Kulman, Anna Netrebko and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher