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Tag Archives: Anna Netrebko
Netrebko and Eyvazov serve up Russian jewels in Salzburg gala
Tchaikovsky: Mikhail Tatarnikov/ Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 27th August 2020 The artist who raised my spirits the most during lockdown was undoubtedly Anna Netrebko. Whether posting Instagram photos of her cooking (vowing to open a restaurant!), painting intricate birch … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Netrebko, Mikhail Tatarnikov, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Yusif Eyvazov
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Scarpia stabbed, Tosca smothered by Livermore’s La Scala staging
Puccini: Tosca Teatro alla Scala, 7th December 2019 A stone lion pins down its prey in Scarpia’s study, symbolic, no doubt, of the cat-and-mouse game the Chief of Police plays with Tosca in Act 2. But it could also represent … Continue reading
Outrageous fortune: stellar opening night for Forza del destino at Covent Garden
Verdi: La forza del destino Royal Opera House, 21st March 2019 Nights at the opera like this come along once in a blue moon. A Verdi score packed with great music, populated by big names, big voices and big personalities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessandro Corbelli, Anna Netrebko, Antonio Pappano, Carlo Bosi, Christian Schmidt, Christof Loy, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Jonas Kaufmann, La forza del destino, Ludovic Tézier, Michael Mofidian, Otto Pichler, Robert Lloyd, Roberta Alexander, Royal Opera, Verdi, Véronica Simeoni
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Netrebko in majestic form as Tatyana in Paris Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin *** Opéra de Paris, Bastille, 16th May 2017 The operatic merry-go-round is a strange beast. In April, Peter Mattei and Anna Netrebko were starring together in Deborah Warner’s production of Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera, the final … Continue reading
Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review
“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →
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