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Salzburg Festival 2012

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

An embarrassment of riches � the phrase is over-used, but what else to call a Festival which features performances from Anna Netrebko, Magdalena Kozena, Andreas Scholl, Jonas Kaufmann, Pl�cido Domingo, Juan Diego Fl�rez, ...

Anna Netrebko Makes La Scala Debut in Season-Opening Don Giovanni

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko � the �diva assoluta del mondo� (Opera News) � returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni...

Met opera broadcasts return

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Soprano Anna Netrebko stars in the title role of Massenet's "Manon" in the Met Opera broadcast on April 7. / Bill Cooper By Paul Hyde | Arts Writer For the sixth season, Upstate opera lovers will be able to see live, high-definition transmissions of ...

Vittorio Grigolo has energy to spare as Romeo

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The performance that proved to be a game changer came in London during summer 2010 when Grigolo was a substitute tenor at the Royal Opera, paired with the formidable soprano Anna Netrebko in Massenet's plangent "Manon." Audiences were ecstatic, reviews ...

Scene Last Night: Toasting Mozart Salzburg, Taubman Detroit

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Anna Netrebko will sing Mimi in �La Boheme,� and tenor hottie Jonas Kaufmann will appear in �Carmen.� Kaufmann was on hand last night to offer a preview of his performance. Pereira is also adding a festival of sacred music. �Some of the most beautiful ...

Almost live opera worth checking out

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Dripping pearls and rubies in a low-cut corset, Anna Netrebko chats to us mere minutes before playing the title role in the Met's season-opening opera, Donizetti's Anna Bolena. I was sceptical about watching stage onscreen in the "Met Live on HD" ...

Audience gets a surprise at Met Opera's 'Anna Bolena'

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK -- While Anna Netrebko might be the opera world's fast-rising "it" girl of the moment, unexpected drama came elsewhere during Tuesday night's staging of the Metropolitan Opera's season-starting production of "Anna Bolena...

Visit Our Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg Website

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

As our month-long celebration of Tchaikovsky continues through the end of October with concerts by the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York, Ensemble ACJW, and Anna Netrebko, it's a good time to remind you that our Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg website ...