Anna Netrebko could make her debut at the Bayreuther Festspiele 2013 as Elsa in "Lohengrin"

The Austrian magazine NEWS will publish tomorrow an interesting interview to Anna Netrebko.

The Russian-Austria soprano says that she could make her debut at the Bayreuther Festspiele 2013 singing the role of Elsa in Richard Wagner's masterpiece "Lohengrin". "This is my dream, I love this music. I have to work hard to enhance my german". Nevertheless, everything will depend on some issues like the schedule of the Bayreuther Festspiele and how would be the production and who would be the stage director. Anna is trying to avoid bad productions.

On the other hand, another dream for Anna Netrebko would be to collaborate with the German conductor Christian Thielemann, one of the best Wagner conductors.

Anna Netrebko is also planning to sing the role of Eleonora in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin in 2013. She has also plans to sing the role of Marguerite in Gounod's "Faust".

Bayreuther Festspiele Director Eva Wagner-Pasquier would welcome Anna Netrebko as Elsa in Richard Wagner's Lohengrin

Bayreuther Festspiele director Eva Wagner-Pasquier would welcome Anna Netrebko as Elsa in Richard Wagner's Lohengrin, anytime! "If she wanted, we will put her on the stage immediately" she said to the Sunday newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine after getting knowledge that Anna Netrebko would like to sing the role of Elsa in Lohengrin. "I love Netrebko - she can sing everything" she added.

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Bayreuth: Netrebko könnte die Elsa singen - Wiener Zeitung.at 19. Jul 2009 [German]
Schwesterherz! - FAZ.net 22. Jul 2009 [German]

Anna Netrebko wants to sing Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin

It is well known that Anna Netrebko loves Richard Wagner musical dramas, but up to now she was not considering to sing any role of this repertoire. The only Wagner role that she did in the past, was a small role as a 2. Flower Maiden in Parsifal in St. Petersburg (May 1997), Istanbul (Jun 1998) and Salzburg (August 1998).

But now, in an interview given this summer in Salzburg for Classic FM Magazine she said "I want to try Wagner's Lohengrin because it is beautiful and I want to sing it". She also added that "there is much more repertoire I will be able to sing". To hear Anna as Elsa, would be one of the most exciting experiences! Brava Anna!