Metropolitan Opera Announces Three Week Tour To Japan From May 30 to June 20, 2011

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans today to return to Japan for a three-week tour in June 2011, presenting 13 performances of three fully staged operas in Tokyo and Nagoya. The operas will include Puccini’s La Bohème and Verdi’s Don Carlo, both conducted by Met Music Director James Levine, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Star singers include Ildar Abdrazakov, Piotr Beczala, Olga Borodina, Joseph Calleja, Diana Damrau, Dmitri Hvorostovky, Jonas Kaufmann, Mariusz Kwiecien, Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko and René Pape.

Performances will begin on June 4 at the Aichi Prefectural Arts Center in Nagoya with La Bohème, starring Anna Netrebko, Susanna Phillips, Piotr Beczala and Mariusz Kwiecien. Piotr Beczala and Joseph Calleja will share the roles of Rodolfo in La Bohème and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

This will be the Met’s seventh tour to Japan; the first was in 1975 and the most recent was in 2006. The tour is being presented by the Japan Arts Corporation of Tokyo and the Crown Sponsor is KDDI. Anna Netrebko was in four performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni of the 2006 Met Tour to Japan, with a strong cast starring Anna Netrebko as Donna Anna, Erwin Schrott as Don Giovanni, Matthew Polenzani as Don Ottavio, Melanie Diener as Donna Elvira, René Pape as Leporello, Magdalena Kozena as Zerlina and Jonathan Lemalu as Masetto.

Metropolitan Opera Tour to Japan 2011
SATURDAY, June 4— La Bohème, Aichi Prefectural Arts Center, Nagoya, Puccini's "La Bohème" with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro)

SUNDAY, June 5— Aichi Prefectural Arts Center, Nagoya, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

WEDNESDAY, June 8— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

THURSDAY, June 9—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Joseph Calleja (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

FRIDAY, June 10— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

SATURDAY, June 11— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

SUNDAY, June 12—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Joseph Calleja (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

WEDNESDAY, June 15—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

THURSDAY, June 16—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

FRIDAY, June 17—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

SATURDAY, June 18— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

SUNDAY, June 19— Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

SUNDAY, June 19—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

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Metropolitan Opera Press Release: Metropolitan Opera Announces Three Week Tour To Japan From June 5 to June 24, 2011

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2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, NY 22. Nov 2009

The 2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala was held this Sunday 22. November 2009 at the Avery Fisher Hall, NY. The Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko sang Arditi's "Il Bacio", the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's "La Bohème" with Matthew Polenzani and, closing out the evening, the Act II, Scene 2 finale from Verdi's La Traviata, with Zeljko Lucic and 2009 Richard Tucker Award winner, tenor Stephen Costello

Sarah B. on her blog Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment wrote: "Anna Netrebko was fabulous - her high notes were clear and gorgeous. She wore a strangely cut gown, but wore gorgeous sparkly shoes (that's an A+)".

2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala
Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday 22. November 2009, 6:00 PM

FEATURING
Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Elina Garanca (Mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Polenzani (Tenor)
Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo-soprano)
Susan Graham(Mezzo-soprano)
Maria Guleghina (Soprano)
Hei-Kyung Hong (Soprano)
Zeljko Lucic (Baritone)
James Morris (Bass-baritone)
Samuel Ramey (Bass)
2009 Richard Tucker Award Winner Stephen Costello (Tenor)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Fabio Luisi

PROGRAM
Verdi: Overture to Nabucco, Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Verdi: "Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime" from Rigoletto, Stephen Costello
Musorgsky: Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov, Samuel Ramey, Adam Klein, The New York Choral Society
Arditi: "Il Bacio", Anna Netrebko
Wagner: "Die Frist ist Um" from Der fliegende Hollander, James Morris
Lehar: "Vilja" from The Merry Widow, Susan Graham
Puccini: "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca, Aleklsandrs Antonenko, Jordan Bisch
Verdi: Final of Act I of Macbeth, Maria Guleghina, Marjorie Owens, Adam Kelin, Zeljko Lucic, Jordan Bisch, Philip Webb, The New York Choral Society
Catalani: "Ebben? Ne andro lontana" from La Wally, Hei-kyung Hong
Massenet: "Pourquoi me reveller" from Werther, Matthew Polenzani
Verdi: "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" from Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic
Tchaikovsky: "Prostite vi, kholmi" from Maid of Orleans, Maria Guleghina
Puccini: "Te Deum" from Tosca, Samuel Ramey, Keith Jameson, The New York Choral Society
Verdi: Condotta ell'era in ceppi from Il trovatore, Stephanie Blythe
Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from La Bohème, Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani
Verdi: "Si pel ciel" from Otello, Aleksandrs Antonenko, James Morris
Gounod: Final trio from Faust, Kei-kyung Hong, Matthew Polenzani, Samuel Ramey
Verdi: Act II, Scene 2 finale from La Traviata, Anna Netrebko, Jennifer Johnson, Stephen Costello, Keith Jameson, Zeljko Lucic, Christopher Magiera, Jordan Bisch, The New York Choral Society

ENCORE
Verdi: "Brindisi" from La Traviata, The Entire Company

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Tonight: 2009 Richard Tucker Gala Concert!

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Opera review: Met Opera stars old and new join Tucker honoree Costello in benefit concert - By Mike Silverman, Associated Press, Washigton Examiner 23. Nov 2009 [English]
Opera’s Night to Take New Voices Into the Fold - By Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times, 25. Nov 2009 [English]

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Anna Netrebko will perform at the Richard Tucker Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York 22. Nov 2009

Anna Netrebko will perform at the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala 2009 which will be held at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York, on Sunday 22. November 2009.

A news release of 21C Media Group announces that Anna Netrebko will sing Arditi’s “Il bacio”, the duet “O soave fanciulla” from Puccini's La Bohème with Joseph Calleja and, closing out the evening, the Act II, Scene II finale from Verdi’s La Traviata, opposite Zeljko Lucic and this year’s Richard Tucker Award winner, tenor Stephen Costello.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala 2009
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Sunday 22. November 2009, 6:00 PM

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Roméo et Juliette
Opera in five acts
Music by Charles Gounod
Text by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
10., 13., 16., 18., 20., 23., 24., 27. and 30. August 2010

LEADING TEAM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Bartlett Sher, Stage Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Design
Catherine Zuber, Costume Design
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting
Chase Brock, Choreography
B. H. Barry, Battle scenes
Thomas Lang, Chorus Master

CAST
Anna Netrebko/Nino Machaidze (18., 24., 27., 30. Aug 2010), Juliette
Piotr Beczala/Stephen Costello (18., 24. Aug 2010), Roméo
Mikhail Petrenko/Dimitry Ivashchenko (27., 30. Aug 2010), Frère Laurent
Darren Jeffery, Le Comte Capulet
Russell Braun, Mercutio, friend to Roméo
Cora Burggraaf, Stéphano, page to Roméo
Michael Spyres, Tybalt, nephew of Capulet
Susanne Resmark, Gertrude, nurse to Juliet
David Soar, Le Duc de Vérone
Mathias Hausmann, Le Comte Paris
Robert Murray, Benvolio, nephew of Montaigu
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Anna Netrebko has received an award for the title role of John Doyle's production of Lucia di Lammermoor, which was premiered on 14. January 2009 in St. Petersburg.

The young baritone Alexei Markov won the award for his rendition of the role of Robert in Mariusz Treliński’s production of the opera Iolanta.

The Special Prize of the Expert Council for the Revival of the Leningrad Traditions of the Laboratory of Contemporary Opera went to Valery Gergiev.

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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.

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Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón: Duets


Anna Netrebko: Souvenirs


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Videoclip from 3sat tv about 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon

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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