In the Still of Night - 26th March 2010

Anna Netrebko: So in love with her Erwin

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Anna Netrebko: So verliebt in Erwin

Salzburger Festspiele: Anna bezauberte Fans & ihre Liebe zu Erwin Schrott.

Alle Blicke waren auf sie gerichtet – doch Anna Netrebko (37) hatte nur Augen für ihren Ehemann in spe Erwin Schrott (36). Der Opernsänger, lässig gekleidet mit grauer Krawatte, T-Shirt und Blazer, begleitete die Diva extra zu ihrem einzigen Auftritt bei den Salzburger Festspielen. Am Montagabend sang Netrebko russische Lieder und präsentierte sich gleich in drei verschiedenen Outfits: Vor der Vorstellung erschien sie im blauen Seidenkleid, auf der Bühne trug sie dezentes Schwarz und danach zeigte sie sich (für eine Minute) bei ihren Fans im knappen, blitzgrünen Minikleid – und stellte stolz ihren Verlobungsring zur Schau.

Husten verboten

Auch an ihr Publikum richtete sie kein Wort. Im Gegenteil, forderte sie das noble Klientel wegen einer Aufzeichnung einer Live-CD sogar auf, das "Husten zu unterlassen". Ihre Verehrer waren dennoch nicht böse: "A fesche Katz", schwärmte Billa-Milliardär Karl Wlaschek. Auch Thomas Gottschalk – seine Frau Thea musste wegen einem verrissenen Wirbel im Hotel bleiben – war hin und weg.

Inkognito

Ansonsten fehlte von der russischen Sopranistin und ihrem attraktiven Verlobten in Salzburg jede Spur. Am Samstag probte sie zwar, versteckte sich aber hinter Zeitungen vor dem Blitzlicht. Sonntags soll das Paar spazieren gehend gesichtet worden sein und ein Besuch bei der Blauen Gans wird kolportiert.

Auch am Montagt flüchtete sie durch den Hinterausgang vor den Reportern.

First press reviews of Anna's piano recital at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg

Click here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here (like most of the time everthing in german)

For listening a short piece of yesterday click here.

Photos:

Anna & Bryn - Let's rock Hamburg !

Anna Netrebko: Star soprano visits Hamburg

Summit at the Laeiszhalle

Two world stars - Anna Netrebko and the bass-baritone Bryn Terfel: On 09th September will be the classical concert of the year. The advance sale starts tomorrow at the Hamburger Abendblatts' ticket shops.

At the christening of the cruiser "Mein Schiff" was she in Hamburg, but without singing. Now are "Elbklassik", the Hamburg-based subsidiary company of the concert promoter Peter Schwenkow, and the Hamburger Abendblatt taking Anna Netrebko for one concert to the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. On 09th September it's getting down there to a summit of that special kind: The Russian star soprano performs together with Bryn Terfel, the great Welsh bass-baritone, one of the most demanded exponents of his voice. Schwenkow could made this coup perfect after the by him organised Netrebko concert at the last friday at the Munich Königsplatz (14 500 audience). The advance sale for this evening starts on Friday morning at 08:00 a.m.

The singers' covenant was so short term, that the accompanying orchestra is not yet decided already, but till now only who will conduct the concert: the international seasoned maestro Emmanuel Villaume, who will become the director of the Slovenian philharmonics in September. Also the programme is not yet stipulated in all its particulars, but it could be geared to the Munich concerts' programme, where she was accompanied by the baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. There were in the first half exclusively sang acts of Russian composers - cutouts of Tchaikovsky's operas "Pique Dame", "Iolanta" and "Eugene Onegin"as well as Michail Glinka's "Ruslan and Lydmila". The second part was more international with acts of Strauss and Wagner as well as cutouts out of operas of Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo.

Anna Netrebko rehearsals currently at Baden-Baden for the premiere of Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta" on 18th July and gives a Liederabend with Daniel Barenboim at the Salzburger Festspiele on 11th August.

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At Hamburg is the setting for this performance much more intimate than in Munich; the Laeiszhalle is a guarantor for a dignified concert atmosphere and a good acoustics - best condictions for savour two of the greatest voices of our times.


Tickets: 55- 285 Euro
Hamburger-Abendblatt- Ticket-Hotline: 040/30 30 98 98. (not forget the german prefix +49)
or
www.abendblatt.de/ticketshops

or

http://www.deag.de/classics.html?user_events_pi1[uid]=223&cHash=b6bbd84903##

Joyce will sing Händel - Salzburg 2009

I have heard today from good authority (thanks !), that Joyce diDonato will sing the Händel concert with the Gabrieli Players on 02nd August at the Salzburger Festspiele instead of Rolando. Well I like her, but mezzo instead of tenor ?! No, sorry Joyce...

Press report, click here

Anna and Rolando at the Salzburger Festspiele 2009

Like I announced already in "Anna's and Rolando's calendar" the programme of the Salzburger Festspiele 2009 was published yesterday. Unfortunately Anna and Rolando will not attend to any productions, not together and not seperated. I hoped that they will finally again attend to a concerted production at Salzburg - remember their last performance together was the Traviata and this is 3years ago now.

Anna will give a recital together with Daniel Barenboim on 17th August with songs from Riminisky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. Rolando will give a concert conducted by Paul McCreesh on o2nd August with songs from Händel.

The impetus for tickets is always very huge, so if you want to get any tickets you should better hurry up ! Click here if you want to get on the Salzburger Festspiele page.