Monday, October 26, 2009

Anna Netrebko celebrates 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon

Deutsche Grammophon is celebrating the 111 Anniversary. Anna Netrebko and other important DG artists have celebrated this anniversary through a videoclip. Here it is the videoclip of Anna Netrebko celebrating the 111 Anniversary which has been uploaded to the DG Youtube Channel:

Anna Netrebko celebrates the 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon


On the occasion of the 111 Anniversary Deutsche Grammophon has uploaded to its Youtube Channel some videoclips of Anna Netrebko.

Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón: La Bohème


Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón: Duets


Anna Netrebko: Souvenirs


Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca: Souvenirs


Videoclip from 3sat tv about 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon


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Saturday, October 24, 2009

L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009

Yesterday it was the fourth and last performance of the run with Anna Netrebko of Donizetti's "l'Elisir d'Amore" at Opera Bastille, Paris, starring Anna Netrebko as Adina, Giuseppe Filianoti as Nemorino, George Petean as Belcore, Paolo Gavanelli as Dulcamara and Jaël Azzaretti as Gianetta. Paolo Arrivabeni was conducting the Orchetra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris. This is a coproduction with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, staged by Laurent Pelly.

Anna sang with a cold the last two performances and it was the concern to see if she would be able to sing her last performance of the run. Fortunately, finally she was not sick and, in fact, she sang at her best!

L'Elisir d'Amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Opera Bastille, Paris 23. October 2009

Cast
Adina: Anna Netrebko
Nemorino: Giuseppe Filianoti
Belcore: George Petean
Il Dottor Dulcamara: Paolo Gavanelli
Giannetta: Jaël Azzaretti

Production
Musical Director: Paolo Arrivabeni
Stage Director and Costumes: Laurent Pelly
Sets: Chantal Thomas
Lighting: Joël Adam
Dramaturgy and collaboration with the Stage Director: Agathe Mélinand
Chorus Master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra National de Paris
Coproduction of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'Elisir d'Amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Synopsis [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Libretto [Italian]

Reports

Photos
Paolo Gavanelli and Jaël Azzaretti at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti, George Petean, Paolo Gavanelli, Jaël Azzaretti and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti, George Petean and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Giuseppe Filianoti at the stage door after the performance. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009

Yesterday it was the third performance of the run with Anna Netrebko of Donizetti's "l'Elisir d'Amore" at Opera Bastille, Paris, starring Anna Netrebko as Adina, Giuseppe Filianoti as Nemorino, George Petean as Belcore, Paolo Gavanelli as Dulcamara and Jaël Azzaretti as Gianetta. Paolo Arrivabeni was conducting the Orchetra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris. This is a coproduction with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, staged by Laurent Pelly.

The last performance of the run with Anna Netrebko is scheduled on 23. October 2009.

L'Elisir d'Amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Opera Bastille, Paris 20. October 2009

Cast
Adina: Anna Netrebko
Nemorino: Giuseppe Filianoti
Belcore: George Petean
Il Dottor Dulcamara: Paolo Gavanelli
Giannetta: Jaël Azzaretti

Production
Musical Director: Paolo Arrivabeni
Stage Director and Costumes: Laurent Pelly
Sets: Chantal Thomas
Lighting: Joël Adam
Dramaturgy and collaboration with the Stage Director: Agathe Mélinand
Chorus Master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra National de Paris
Coproduction of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'Elisir d'Amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Synopsis [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Libretto [Italian]

Reports
Anne-Laure has attended also the third performance of the run with Anna Netrebko of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 20. Oct 2009 and she wrote the following short report:
What an incredible evening. Anna took a little time to warm up during her first aria (I found out why later), but after that, she delivered a truly great performance. She got a totally deserved and huge ovation after her aria in the second act (which was breathtaking, as usual). The audience granted her a storm of "bravos" and applauses that lasted and then... were made in rythm! I've never heard that before in Bastille! It's very very rare!!! She made the audience go mad by her fantastic singing, her incredible voice, her joy and her charisma. She was funny, moving and sang magnificently. She made the audience left the theater with a huge smile on the face. Thanks to her.

And you won't believe it but she was really sick. She was barely able to speak the morning of the performance and she had a hoarseness that one could really notice when she spoke. That's why she took a little time to warm.

This woman/artist is fantastic. A great person. Moreover, she is so natural and nice that one can only love her. Filianoti too was ill (but it was a little bit difficult for him). Nevertheless they sang (and how she did it???!!!)! Respect and Bravi.

On-line Reports
Анна Нетребко на сеновале Бастилии - By Виктор Игнатов, ng.ru 22. Oct 2009 [Russian] **

Photos
Anna Netrebko and George Petean. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009. Photo: Delphine

Anna Netrebko and Giuseppe Filianoti. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009. Photo: Delphine

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti and George Petean. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009. Photo: Delphine

Anna Netrebko and Paolo Gavanelli. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009. Photo: Delphine

Anna Netrebko and Giuseppe Filianoti. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009. Photo: Delphine

Videoclips
Anna Netrebko and Paolo Gavanelli in L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 20. Oct 2009


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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Anna Netrebko gets a Echo Klassik Award 2009

Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Elina Garanca, René Pape and Plácido Domingo are among the winners of the Echo Klassik 2009 Awards which were announced in June and have been delivered today in a Gala Ceremony held at the Dresden Semperoper. Neither Anna Netrebko or Rolando Villazón attended the Gala and it was Plácido Domingo who collected their award to the Best Opera Recording of the Year (19th Century).

SÄNGERIN DES JAHRES
Elīna Garanča
Bel Canto Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music

WÜRDIGUNG DES LEBENSWERKES EINES KÜNSTLERS
Plácido Domingo

OPERNEINSPIELUNG DES JAHRES - (19. JAHRHUNDERT)
Anna Netrebko, & Rolando Villazón
Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème (GA) Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music

OPERNEINSPIELUNG DES JAHRES - OPERNARIEN & DUETTE
René Pape
Gods, Kings & Demons Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music

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Friday, October 16, 2009

L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 15. Oct 2009

After the stunning premiere on 10. October 2009, yesterday it was the second Anna Netrebko's performance of Donizetti's "l'Elisir d'Amore" at Opera Bastille, Paris, starring Anna Netrebko as Adina, Charles Castronovo, replacing Giuseppe Filianoti who was ill, as Nemorino, George Petean as Belcore, Paolo Gavanelli as Dulcamara and Jaël Azzaretti as Gianetta. Paolo Arrivabeni was conducting the Orchetra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris. This is a coproduction with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, staged by Laurent Pelly.

Two more performances with Anna Netrebko are scheduled on 20. and 23. October 2009.

L'Elisir d'Amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Opera Bastille, Paris 15. October 2009

Cast
Adina: Anna Netrebko
Nemorino: Charles Castronovo
Belcore: George Petean
Il Dottor Dulcamara: Paolo Gavanelli
Giannetta: Jaël Azzaretti

Production
Musical Director: Paolo Arrivabeni
Stage Director and Costumes: Laurent Pelly
Sets: Chantal Thomas
Lighting: Joël Adam
Dramaturgy and collaboration with the Stage Director: Agathe Mélinand
Chorus Master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra National de Paris
Coproduction of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'Elisir d'Amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Synopsis [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Libretto [Italian]

About the Production
As it was mentioned in the post devoted to the premiere, the programme booklet contains a very nice and well selected collection of wonderful photos from italian movies such as "Riso Amaro" (1949) by Giuseppe de Santis with Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman, "Brutti sporchi e cattivi" (1976) by Ettore Scola, "La Strada" (1954) and "Amarcord" (1973) by Federico Fellini or "Pane, amore e..." (1955) by Dino Risi. The production by Laurent Pelly was pretty much inspired in those movies.

Here they are some photos and some excerpts of the magnificent "Riso Amaro" (1949) by Giuseppe de Santis with a stunning 19 year old Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman.





Silvana Mangano in Riso Amaro (Giuseppe de Santis, 1949)

Excerpt of Riso Amaro (Giuseppe de Santis, 1949)


Excerpt of Riso Amaro (Giuseppe de Santis, 1949)


Excerpt of Riso Amaro (Giuseppe de Santis, 1949)


Excerpt of Riso Amaro (Giuseppe de Santis, 1949)


Reports
Anne-Laure has attended the performance of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 15. Oct 2009 and she wrote the following short report:
Anna was again fantastic. Castronovo sang instead of Filianoti who was ill. It seems that Anna was also ill but I'm not sure. I think that I heard her tell a friend that she was sorry for not being at 100% because she had a cold, but no one could imagine that, as her singing was breathtaking and gorgeous. During her aria in the second act, she sustained a high note with a magnificent piano, that lasted and lasted... and I could not breath. It was absolutely incredible to hear such a magic sound.

Now she's flying to Russia to see her father who celebrates his 75th birthday.

Press Reports
Sur scène, un couple de rêve qui est accueilli triomphalement au salut final. Anna Netrebko chante le rôle avec une facilité déconcertante, un plaisir évident et la légère distance qu’on lui connaît sied très bien au personnage. La voix est belle, fruitée, égale sur toute la tessiture, et la technique, virtuose.
Marcel Quillévéré, Forum Opera 15. Oct 2009

On-line Press Reports
Un élixir bonifié - By Didier van Moere, ConcertoNet.com [French]****
Un Elisir à déguster sans façon! - By Marcel Quillévéré, Forum Opera 15. Oct 2009 [French]*****

Photos
Anna Netrebko backstage after the performance of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille, Paris 15. Oct 2009. Photo: Alice

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 10. Oct 2009

Tonight it has been the première of Donizetti's "l'Elisir d'Amore" at Opera Bastille, Paris, starring Anna Netrebko as Adina, in her role debut in Paris, with Giuseppe Filianoti as Nemorino, George Petean as Belcore, Paolo Gavanelli as Dulcamara and Jaël Azzaretti as Gianetta. Paolo Arrivabeni was conducting the Orchetra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris. This is a coproduction with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, staged by Laurent Pelly.

Three more performances are scheduled with the same cast, on 15., 20. and 23. October 2009, and three more with Tatiana Lisnic as Adina and Charles Castronovo as Nemorino on 12., 17. and 25. October 2009.

Anna Netrebko, who had just sung with a huge success in a sold-out concert with Massimo Giordano at Salle Pleyel, Paris on 1. Oct 2009, started the rehearsals for "l'Elisir d'Amore" on 2. Oct 2009, just the day after the concert.

L'Elisir d'Amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Opera Bastille, Paris 10. October 2009

Cast
Adina: Anna Netrebko
Nemorino: Giuseppe Filianoti
Belcore: George Petean
Il Dottor Dulcamara: Paolo Gavanelli
Giannetta: Jaël Azzaretti

Production
Musical Director: Paolo Arrivabeni
Stage Director and Costumes: Laurent Pelly
Sets: Chantal Thomas
Lighting: Joël Adam
Dramaturgy and collaboration with the Stage Director: Agathe Mélinand
Chorus Master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra National de Paris
Coproduction of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'Elisir d'Amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Synopsis [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Libretto [Italian]

Personal Report
I have attended the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009 where Anna Netrebko was making her role debut at the opera house. The production was pretty nice. Taking a look to the programme booklet, which contains a very nice and well selected collection of wonderful photos from italian movies like "Riso Amaro" (1949) by Giuseppe de Santis with Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman, "Brutti sporchi e cattivi" (1976) by Ettore Scola, "La Strada" (1954) and "Amarcord" (1973) by Federico Fellini or "Pane, amore e..." (1955) by Dino Risi, one can easily guess that this production was pretty much inspired in those movies.

At the opening of the first act, the stage was filled with a huge pyramid of packed piles of straw. It was a sunny day and Adina was lying on some those piles of straw, reading and taking a bath sun, while Nemorino was hidden around, watching her. Anna Netrebko was an outstanding Adina. Wearing a short dress and pigtails, she was awesome playing a young, sexy and cute country girl who enjoys to drive crazy Nemorino with her indifference. Vocally she was also outstanding.

Giuseppe Filianoti was a very convincing Nemorino, playing a childish, simple and naif young boy who is in love with Adina. Vocally he was also pretty good.

After a change of sets, a small and pretty old bar trattoria and an aside outhouse was on the left of the stage. Dulcamara arrived in a small truck and starts to show the products he uses to sell. Paolo Gavanelli was very good playing a dirty, cheater charlatan. Vocally he was also good, showing a powerful and well projected voice. George Petean as Belcore was also quite effective, maybe overacting at some moments.

The curtain was fully decorated with typical ads of announcing a number of different products. The second act opens with a scenario prepared for a country dancing party. Two packed piles of straw are located on the left and right side of the stage. Some other piles have been placed in the middle of the stage, with some wood plates on top of them to be used as a dance platform.

Giuseppe Filianoti was awarded with some bravo and a big ovation after the well known aria "Una furtiva lagrima". He was pretty good but maybe he did not risk too much in the highest notes.

Anna Netrebko was once again awesome in the second act, performing as a moving, charming, sweet, young, fresh cute country girl and singing with an outstanding voice, powerfully and easily filling the big auditorium of the Opera Bastille. She got a loud, warm and deserved ovation after her aria "Prendi per me sei libero", one of the best and most touching moments of the opera.

It was a great evening and in general all the performers were awarded with warm ovations. At the curtain calls, Anna was not the last one to come on stage, leaving this position to Filianoti.

Reports
Herbert has attended the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009 and he wrotes the following short report:
The programme brochure is very interesing because of the black-and-white photos from Italy in the Fifties and Sixties. They show exactly some scenes which have inspired the production team when they figured out the setting and the costumes.

I was surprised that Anna - although she has developed this year artistically and has turned to some more serious programs, e.g. her Russian "lieder" in Mannheim and Salzburg - still can play a young girl like Adina so well. She was stunning (and very sexy). And her singing, as always, was outstanding. The whole cast mixed very well, and I think you could feel that they enjoyed the performance as much as the audience did.
Elisa attended also the premiere and she kindly wrote a report for the blog:
I have attended the premiere of l'Elisir at Bastille where Anna was making her role debut at the opera house... but it was also my debut! In fact I saw Anna live for the first time and the right word is: SHOCK!

Her voice was amazing, big and deeper with such a beautiful color... It's very different listen to her live, the powerful of her voice is amazing, very very strong! She was singing in Bastille... and I think we could listen to her from Versailles! But power it's nothing without a control and Anna can jump to FORTE from her wonderful PIANISSIMO with elegance, sense of sound and rythm! She can sing in all the way, she danced all the time during the performance, and the best moment for me was "una tenera occhiatina" with Gavanelli, while she was singing and dancing like a mix of twist and mambo! Amazing!

The Elisir is a hard opera for all Adinas because it is a comic opera, and for women it's hard to characterize such a role, surely hardest than for a man, and in that Opera it's so much difficult because the men are three! Adina has to have a very, very strong character for a good performance (more than Norina for example, because in the Elisir the humor of Adina it's clear in the second act). But Anna do more than this with her fantastic performance, a little bit inspired in Loren or Mangano or Mangani... Fantastic! She does a great job and her Adina turn to be the best character in this Elisir... I can only say: Anna's rules!
Irina attended also the premiere and she wrote a very nice report on her blog "Around the world with Irina". You will also find there an awesome collection of nice photos of the performance, showing the different sets used in the first and second acts, as well as some photos of the curtain calls and at the stage door.

On-line Press Reports
L'Elixir D'Amore-Opera Bastille Paris-Anna Netrebko-Giuseppe Filianoti-George Petean-Paolo Gavanelli-Paolo Arrivabeni-10.10.2009 - Around the World with Irina [English] [Photos]

Photos
Overview of the main entrance of Opera Bastille for the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Overview of the auditorium of Opera Bastille at the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Poster announcing the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Curtain used for the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Curtain calls at the end of the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Curtain calls at the end of the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Curtain calls at the end of the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore at Opera Bastille on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and soprano Laura Celletti at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Laura

Anna Netrebko at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Carlos

George Petean at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Giuseppe Filianoti at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Herbert

Giuseppe Filianoti and soprano Laura Celletti at the stage door of the Opera Bastille after the premiere of l'Elisir d'Amore on 10. Oct 2009. Photo: Carlos

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