Anna Netrebko

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• Anna marks return to Bavarian State Opera with Giuilietta

  Published: 10 May 2012

  This Saturday, May 12, Anna brings her beloved portrayal as the forsaken Giuilietta in Vincent Boussard's production of Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi to the Bavarian State Opera. Led by Yves Abel, mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova joins Anna on stage as the lovelorn Romeo. Tenor Dimitri Pittas takes on the role as the fiery Tebaldo, and bass Ante Jerkunica portrays Guiletta's heartbroken father, Capellio. This new to the Bavarian State Opera production features costumes by celebrated French couturier Christian Lacroix. 

  This performance marks Anna's first return to this role since her highly acclaimed performance alongside mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca's Romeo in March 2009 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Gardent. On Saturday, May 19 the Bavarian State Opera will present a free live stream of I Capuleti e I Montecchi to audiences around the globe. For more information on the live stream and the production, visit www.staatsoper.de.

• Anna Netrebko withdraws from Don Giovanni at Berlin State Opera

  Published: 4 May 2012

  At the end of very busy season that has kept her away from home, Anna Netrebko has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Berlin State Opera's production of Don Giovanni (June 24 – July 6) to spend more time with her three-year-old son, Tiago. The production was planned before the demands of her family situation became fully apparent, and she is grateful for the Berlin State Opera's understanding. Anna is extremely sorry to disappoint her fans and looks forward to returning to the Berlin State Opera in the fall of 2013 to sing her first Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore.

• Anna Netrebko Stars in Met’s New Manon, Opening March 26 and Live in HD April 7

  Published: 23 March 2012

  Following her star turn as the title character in the Metropolitan Opera’s season-opening production of Anna Bolena last fall, Anna Netrebko now returns to Lincoln Center to headline her second new production of the season, this time presenting her signature portrayal of the ill-fated Manon in Massenet’s eponymous opera for the first time in front of New York audiences. “Netrebko’s Manon has them in the palm of her hand, her control underlined by her formidable vocal delivery,” reported the London Evening Standard when the Russian soprano sang the role last season at Covent Garden in this new staging by director Laurent Pelly, which transfers to the Met for a nine-performance run beginning this Monday, March 26. On April 7, the matinee will be transmitted live to more than 1,700 movie theaters around the world as part of the Met: Live in HD series, as well as broadcast live via the Toll Brothers–Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network.
   
  At the Metropolitan Opera, as in London, the innovative staging will feature Chantal Thomas’s scenic design with lighting by Joël Adam and costumes by Pelly himself. In his role debut as the ardent Chevalier des Grieux, Netrebko’s co-star – as in previous Met productions of La bohème and Lucia di Lammermoor – will be tenor Piotr Beczala. Both making house role debuts, Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot will sing Manon’s cousin Lescaut and bass-baritone David Pittsinger the Chevalier’s father, the Comte des Grieux. On the podium, the Met’s Principal Conductor, Fabio Luisi, will lead his first Manonfor the company. In addition to the Met: Live in HD transmission on April 7, four performances – including the opening night’s – will be broadcast live on Sirius XM radio.

• Anna to sing her first Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro next season in Baden-Baden

  Published: 22 March 2012

  Anna will make her role debut as the Contessa in a new Philipp Himmelmann production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at Baden-Baden's Festspielhaus in the spring of 2013. Starring bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni in the title role, Mojca Erdmann as Susannna, and Erwin Schrott as the Conte di Almaviva, the four-performance run will open on May 17 of next year and close on May 26.

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