Anna Netrebko

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Happy Birthday, Anna !!! · С днем рождения, Анна !!! · ¡¡¡ Feliz Cumpleaños, Anna !!!

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Happy Birthday, Anna !!!
С днем рождения, Анна !!!
¡¡¡ Feliz Cumpleaños, Anna !!!

Anna Netrebko at the Triangel, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011, after the Generalprobe for Iolanta. Photo: Herbert

Monday, September 5, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIAGO !!!

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We wish a very Happy, Happy Birthday to Tiago in his third anniversary !!!

Have a wonderful day !!!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Die Superstars der Klassik on top of Austrian album charts

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The album "Die Superstars der Klassik" by Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott is on the top of the Austrian album charts on 26. Aug 2011.

TRACK LIST
1. La Bohème - Concert Version / Act 1 - "Quando me'n vò" (Musetta's Waltz) · Anna Netrebko · 2:36
2. Carmen / Act 2 - La fleur que tu m'avais jetée · Jonas Kaufmann · 4:15
3. Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 - Original version, Vienna 1786 / Act 4 - "Giunse alfin il momento" - "Deh vieni non tardar" · Anna Netrebko · 4:30
4. Don Giovanni / Act 1 - Madamina, il catalogo è questo" · Erwin Schrott · 5:34
5. Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 2 - "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Act 2) · Anna Netrebko · 3:29
6. La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina" · Jonas Kaufmann · 5:02
7. La Bohème / Act 1 - "Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" · Anna Netrebko · 5:17
8. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 - Air de Méphistophélès. "Voici des roses" · Erwin Schrott · 2:47
9. Louise / Act 3 - "Depuis le jour" · Anna Netrebko · 5:16
10. Robert le diable / Act 3 - Voice donc les debris...Nonnes qui reposez · Erwin Schrott · 3:40
11. Die Walküre / Erster Aufzug - Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond · Jonas Kaufmann · 3:45
12. Rusalka, Op.114 / Act 1 - Mesicku na nebi hlubokém · Anna Netrebko · 5:01
13. Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle" · Jonas Kaufmann · 3:15
14. La traviata / Act 1 - Sempre libera · Anna Netrebko · 3:33
15. Don Carlo / Act 3 - Elle ne m'aime pas! · Erwin Schrott · 9:58
16. Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro · Anna Netrebko · 2:42
17. Giuditta / Act 4 - Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiss · Anna Netrebko · 5:36
18. Chanson Espagnole (Les Filles de Cadix) · Anna Netrebko · 3:18

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Anna Netrebko at the Met's free Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera's free Summer HD Festival opens with a screening of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" starring Anna Netrebko on Saturday, August 27 at Lincoln Center Plaza.

Anna Netrebko revives her sensational turn in this sophisticated bel canto comedy, opposite Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo in the title role. Music Director James Levine conducts Otto Schenk’s production.

This performance was originally transmitted live on November 13, 2010.

UPDATE 26. Aug 2011
Due to the forecasted weather this weekend, the Live in HD Festival screenings for Saturday and Sunday are cancelled.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Le Rossignol/Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011

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Second and last performance of the run for the concert version of "Le Rossignol/Iolanta" at the Salzburger Festspiele on 20. Aug 2011.

The highlight of the show was Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta" with Anna Netrebko singing the title role and Piotr Beczala as Graf Vaudemont.

This was the last performance of the season for Anna Netrebko.

After the show, Anna, Erwin, Anna's sister Natalia, Judith Neuhoff from UMCMP and others were at the Triangel till late night.

PROGRAMME

PETER ILJITSCH TSCHAIKOWSKI • Iolanta
Lyrische Oper in einem Akt

IGOR STRAWINSKY • Le Rossignol
Lyrisches Märchen in drei Akten

Konzertante Aufführungen
In russischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln

20. August 2011 - Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg

BESETZUNG LE ROSSIGNOL
Julia Novikova, Die Nachtigall
Julia Lezhneva, Die Köchin
Antonio Poli, Der Fischer
Andrei Bondarenko, Der Kaiser von China
Andrè Schuen, Der Kammerherr
Yuri Vorobiev, Der Bonze
Maria Radner, Der Tod

BESETZUNG IOLANTA
Anna Netrebko, Iolanta, König Renés blinde Tochter
Piotr Beczala, Graf Vaudémont, ein burgundischer Ritter
John Relyea, René, König der Provence
Evgeny Nikitin, Ibn-Hakia, ein maurischer Arzt
Alexey Markov, Robert, Herzog von Burgund
Antonio Poli, Alméric, König Renés Waffenträger
Yuri Vorobiev, Bertrand, Pförtner des Schlosses
Maria Radner, Martha, Bertrands Frau, Iolantas Amme
Julia Lezhneva, Brigitta, Freundin Iolantas
Rachel Frenkel, Laura, Freundin Iolantas

Ivor Bolton, Musikalische Leitung
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Jörn H. Andresen, Choreinstudierung

REPORT
The following report has been written by Herbert:

Anna is a phenomenon! She seems to have energy without any limits.

Yesterday afternoon, at 3 p.m., she and her sister Natalia attended a performance of “Don Giovanni”, with Erwin Schrott as Leporello. During the interval she met him on the balcony of the “Haus für Mozart”. After the show they all had an early dinner at the popular restaurant Triangel. At 8:30 p.m. the evening performance of “Le Rossignol / Iolanta” was to begin – and (after the interval between the two short operas) duly at 10 p.m. Anna entered the stage in her elegant white and silver dress, really looking like a princess!

Again she showed what a unique and outstanding stage artist she is. Her soprano was all clear and shining, her acting was delicate and convincing, and together with Polish tenor Piotr Beczala she was in perfect vocal harmony. Let’s hope that at the Salzburg Festival 2012 there will be more than just two performances of “La Bohème” with Anna and Piotr in the leading roles!

After the show, at about midnight, she left the Festspielhaus and strolled across the square back to the Triangel again, where she met Erwin and some friends sitting outside in a warm summer night. Piotr Beczala and his wife joined them, and after the usual hustle and razzmatazz with press photographers and excited fans had ebbed away they all had a relaxed and well-deserved time as “normal” guests like anybody else. I can imagine that they enjoy moments like these very much.

Well, it was the last performance for Anna at the Salzburg Festival this year. Erwin Schrott has three more Leporellos to sing, and in ten days the Festival 2011 will be over – what a pity.

By the way, a big salute and THANK YOU to somebody very important, who attends many performances but keeps most of the time in the background: Markus Hinterhäuser is this year’s director of the Salzburg Festival, and he has organized – as in recent years – this outstanding musical program not only with Anna, but of course with many many more first class artists. It’s a bit sad that he will leave Salzburg next year.

PRESS
En direct du Festival de Salzbourg 2011 (IV): Le triomphe d'Anna Netrebko en Iolanta | L'Express.fr | Bertrand Dermoncourt | 22. Aug 2011

BLOGS
Boulezian: Salzburg Festival (1) - Le Rossignol and Iolanta (concert performances), 20 August 2011

PHOTOS

Salzburg. Photo: Herbert

Before singing the title role in Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta", Anna attended an early afternoon performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Haus für Mozart where Erwin Schrott sang Leporello. Don Giovanni, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and her sister Natalia after having attended the performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and her sister Natalia after having attended the performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Photo: Herbert

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. Photo: Herbert

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Ivor Bolton and Anna Netrebko. Photo: Herbert

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Ivor Bolton, Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. Photo: Anne

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko. Photo: Anne

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott · Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott met tonight at the Waldbühne, Berlin, for the third concert of the summer tour, after having previously been at Königsplatz in München on 29. Jul 2011 and Stadthalle in Wien on 6. Aug 2011. Marco Armiliato conducted the Praguer Philharmonia.

The concert was broadcast by ZDF, both on TV and through internet, and it is available at ZDF Mediathek for a short time.

DAS GIPFELTREFFEN DER STARS

Waldbühne, Berlin, Dienstag, 16. August 2011, 20:00 Uhr

Anna Netrebko, Sopran
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor
Erwin Schrott, Bassbariton

Neuer Kammerchor Potsdam (16. August)
Einstudierung: Ud Joffe

Prager Philharmonie
Konzertmeister: Jakub Fišer
Stimmführer Violoncello: Lukáš Pospíšil

Dirigent: Marco Armiliato

PROGRAMM

Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884)
Die verkaufte Braut
Ouvertüre

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Don Giovanni
Madamina, il catalogo è questo
Registerarie des Leporello 1. Akt
Erwin Schrott

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Madama Butterfly
Un bel dì vedremo
Arie der Cio-Cio-San 2. Akt
Anna Netrebko

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886)
La Gioconda
Cielo e mar
Arie des Enzo 2. Akt
Jonas Kaufmann

Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)
(arr. Pablo Ziegler)
Oblivion
Erwin Schrott, Klemen Leben (Bandoneon), Marcel Javorček (Klavier)

Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
Manon
Magnificat ... Toi! Vous! – Oui, c’est moi
Duett 3. Akt Manon, Des Grieux
Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Chor

Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Summchor 2. Akt

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
I lombardi alla prima crociata
Qual voluttà!
Terzett 3. Akt Giselda, Oronte, Pagano
Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott

- PAUSE -

Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino
Ouvertüre

Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth
Come dal ciel precipita
Arie des Banco 2. Akt
Erwin Schrott

Giuseppe Verdi
Il trovatore
D’amor sull’ali rosee ... Miserere … Tu vedrai che amore in terra
Szene der Leonora 4. Akt (mit Manrico und Mönchen)
Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Herrenchor

Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut
Intermezzo sinfonico

Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945)
Cavalleria rusticana
Mamma, quel vino è generoso
Arie des Turiddu („Addio alla madre“)
Jonas Kaufmann

Gerónimo Giménez (1854 – 1923)
La boda de Luis Alonso
Intermedio

Pablo Sorozábal (1897 – 1988)
La tabernera del puerto
Despierta negro
Romanze des Simpson 2. Akt
Erwin Schrott & Herrenchor

Richard Tauber (1891 – 1948)
Der singende Traum
Du bist die Welt für mich
Jonas Kaufmann

George Gershwin (1898 – 1937)
Porgy and Bess
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Duett Porgy – Bess 2. Akt
Anna Netrebko & Erwin Schrott

Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)
(arr. Pablo Ziegler)
Los pájaros perdidos
Erwin Schrott, Klemen Leben (Bandoneon), Marcel Javorček (Klavier)

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875)
Carmen
Vorspiel 4. Akt: Aragonaise

Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)
Faust
Alerte, alerte, ou vous êtes perdus!
Terzett 5. Akt: Marguerite, Faust, Méphistophélès (ohne Chor!)
Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott

PHOTOS

Gipfeltreffen der stars 2011

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Photo: Olga Kovalenko

Anna Netrebko, Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Screen capture from ZDF HD broadcast

Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko, Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Screen capture from ZDF HD broadcast

Erwin Schrott, Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Screen capture from ZDF HD broadcast

Anna Netrebko, Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Screen capture from ZDF HD broadcast

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011. Photo: Olga Kovalenko

VIDEOCLIPS
Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) | Don Giovanni | Madamina, il catalogo è questo | Registerarie des Leporello 1. Akt | Erwin Schrott

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) | Madama Butterfly | Un bel dì vedremo | Arie der Cio-Cio-San 2. Akt | Anna Netrebko

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886) | La Gioconda | Cielo e mar
Arie des Enzo 2. Akt | Jonas Kaufmann

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) (arr. Pablo Ziegler) | Oblivion | Erwin Schrott, Klemen Leben (Bandoneon), Marcel Javorček (Klavier)

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912) | Manon | Magnificat ... Toi! Vous! – Oui, c’est moi | Duett 3. Akt Manon, Des Grieux | Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Chor

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) | I lombardi alla prima crociata
Qual voluttà! | Terzett 3. Akt Giselda, Oronte, Pagano | Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth | Come dal ciel precipita | Arie des Banco 2. Akt | Erwin Schrott

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Giuseppe Verdi | Il trovatore | D’amor sull’ali rosee ... Miserere … Tu vedrai che amore in terra | Szene der Leonora 4. Akt (mit Manrico und Mönchen) | Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Herrenchor

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945) | Cavalleria rusticana | Mamma, quel vino è generoso | Arie des Turiddu („Addio alla madre“) | Jonas Kaufmann

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Pablo Sorozábal (1897 – 1988) | La tabernera del puerto | Despierta negro | Romanze des Simpson 2. Akt | Erwin Schrott & Herrenchor

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Richard Tauber (1891 – 1948) | Der singende Traum | Du bist die Welt für mich | Jonas Kaufmann

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) | Porgy and Bess | Bess, You Is My Woman Now | Duett Porgy – Bess 2. Akt | Anna Netrebko & Erwin Schrott

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992) (arr. Pablo Ziegler) | Los pájaros perdidos | Erwin Schrott, Klemen Leben (Bandoneon), Marcel Javorček (Klavier)

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893) | Faust | Alerte, alerte, ou vous êtes perdus! | Terzett 5. Akt: Marguerite, Faust, Méphistophélès (ohne Chor!) | Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) | Gianni Schicchi | O mio babbino caro | Anna Netrebko

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Pablo Ziegler (1944) | Rojotango

Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011: Franz Lehár (1870 - 1984) | Giuditta | Freund, das leben ist lebenswert | Jonas Kaufmann

Le Rossignol/Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011

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Today it has been the premiere for the concert version of "Le Rossignol/Iolanta" at the Salzburger Festspiele.

The highlight of the show was Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta" with Anna Netrebko singing the title role and Piotr Beczala as Graf Vaudemont.

PROGRAMME

PETER ILJITSCH TSCHAIKOWSKI • Iolanta
Lyrische Oper in einem Akt

IGOR STRAWINSKY • Le Rossignol
Lyrisches Märchen in drei Akten

Konzertante Aufführungen
In russischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln

15. August 2011 - Premiere

BESETZUNG LE ROSSIGNOL
Julia Novikova, Die Nachtigall
Julia Lezhneva, Die Köchin
Antonio Poli, Der Fischer
Andrei Bondarenko, Der Kaiser von China
Andrè Schuen, Der Kammerherr
Yuri Vorobiev, Der Bonze
Maria Radner, Der Tod

BESETZUNG IOLANTA
Anna Netrebko, Iolanta, König Renés blinde Tochter
Piotr Beczala, Graf Vaudémont, ein burgundischer Ritter
John Relyea, René, König der Provence
Evgeny Nikitin, Ibn-Hakia, ein maurischer Arzt
Alexey Markov, Robert, Herzog von Burgund
Antonio Poli, Alméric, König Renés Waffenträger
Yuri Vorobiev, Bertrand, Pförtner des Schlosses
Maria Radner, Martha, Bertrands Frau, Iolantas Amme
Julia Lezhneva, Brigitta, Freundin Iolantas
Rachel Frenkel, Laura, Freundin Iolantas

Ivor Bolton, Musikalische Leitung
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Jörn H. Andresen, Choreinstudierung

REPORTS
The following report has been written by Herbert:

This performance of "Iolanta" was certainly one of the three best productions I have seen this season. A top cast, wonderful music, which must have affected everbody - and above all Anna, better than ever. Although it was a concert, I was thrilled by her minimalistic gestures which underlined Iolanta's feelings and emotions as a blind person who doesn't know that she is blind and that there is something like light and colours and -as the text says - that eyes are not only there to shed tears. The moment when she begins to see for the first time is so touching and convincing that many people in the audience - me too - couldn't hold back their tears. Apart from that, the great duet of Anna and Piotr Beczala was another moment when they brought the house down. And then the finale - when the singers, the chorus and the orchestra made "a lot of noise", and still you could hear Anna's clear voice above everything else! No wonder that at curtain calls everybody in the house was on their feet for many many rounds of applause. A unique performance! And don't forget - in less than 24 hours she will be performing again in Berlin on the Waldbühne! A true phenomenon.

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011. Piotr Beczala and Anna Netrebko. Photo: © Wolfgang Lienbacher / Salzburger Festspiele

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011. Piotr Beczala. Photo: © Wolfgang Lienbacher / Salzburger Festspiele

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011. Anna Netrebko. Photo: © Wolfgang Lienbacher / Salzburger Festspiele

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011. Alexei Markov, Piotr Beczala, Ivor Bolton and Anna Netrebko. Photo: © Wolfgang Lienbacher / Salzburger Festspiele

Iolanta, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011. Maria Radner, Piotr Beczala, Anna Netrebko, Ivor Bolton, John Relyea and Antonio Poli. Photo: Herbert