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Live At The Metropolitan Opera (Album) by Anna Netrebko
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Artist Biography For Anna Netrebko
The Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Born 18 September 1971 Is A Well-Known Opera Singer. She Is Much Admired For Her Sumptuous Voice Her Fine Technique And Her Great Personal Beauty. Netrebko Was Born In Krasnodar. She Began Her Career Washing Floors At St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre Home Of The Then Kirov Opera . There She Attracted The Attention Of Conductor Valery Gergiev Who Became Her Vocal Mentor. Guided By Gergiev She Made Her Operatic Debut At The Mariinsky As Susanna In Le Nozze Di Figaro. She Went On To Sing Many Roles With The Company Including Amina In La Sonnambula Pamina In Die Zauberflöte Rosina In The Barber Of Seville Lucia Di Lammermoor Among Others. In 1995 At Age 24 Years Old Netrebko Made Her US Debut As Lyudmila In Glinka's Ruslan And Lyudmila At The San Francisco Opera. After This She Became A Frequent Singer At San Francisco And Later She Appeared In Other Cities In The US. She Became An Acclaimed Interpreter Of Russian Roles Such As Lyudmila Natasha In Prokofiev's War And Peace Louisa In His Betrothal In A Monastery And Marfa In The Tsar's Bride. However She Also Succeeded In Bel Canto And Romantic Roles Such As Gilda In Rigoletto Musetta In La Bohème And Giulietta In I Capuleti E I Montecchi. In 2002 Netrebko Debuted At The Metropolitan Opera As Natasha In That Company's First Production Of War And Peace. In The Same Year She Sang Her First Donna Anna At The Salzburg Festival Conducted By Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In 2003 Anna Netrebko Sang Violetta In Munich The Title Role Of Lucia Di Lammermoor At The Los Angeles Opera And Donna Anna At The Royal Opera House She Also Released Her First Studio Album Opera Arias Which Was One Of The Best Selling Classical Recordings Of The Year. In 2004 She Followed Her Successes And Released Her Second Album Sempre Libera. In 2005 She Sang A Highly Regarded Roméo Et Juliette With Rolando Villazón With Whom She Also Performed In L'Elisir D'Amore Later That Year. In The Same Year She Appeared As Violetta Valéry In Verdi's La Traviata At The Salzburg Festival Conducted By Carlo Rizzi. Netrebko's Voice Is Notable For Having Both The Softness And Flexibility Of A Lyric Soprano As Well As The Resonance And Darkness Of A Spinto Soprano. She Has Also A Large Range Being Able To Sing High E Flats And Even High E's. In March 2006 Netrebko Applied For Austrian Citizenship In Vienna Which She Received Only Months Later In August 2006. According To An Interview In The Austrian Weekly "News" She Will Live In Vienna And Salzburg.
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The Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Born 18 September 1971 Is A Well-Known Opera Singer. She Is Much Admired For Her Sumptuous Voice Her Fine Technique And Her Great Personal Beauty. Netrebko Was Born In Krasnodar. She Began Her Career Washing Floors At St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre Home Of The Then Kirov Opera . There She Attracted The Attention Of Conductor Valery Gergiev Who Became Her Vocal Mentor. Guided By Gergiev She Made Her Operatic Debut At The Mariinsky As Susanna In Le Nozze Di Figaro. She Went On To Sing Many Roles With The Company Including Amina In La Sonnambula Pamina In Die Zauberflöte Rosina In The Barber Of Seville Lucia Di Lammermoor Among Others. In 1995 At Age 24 Years Old Netrebko Made Her US Debut As Lyudmila In Glinka's Ruslan And Lyudmila At The San Francisco Opera. After This She Became A Frequent Singer At San Francisco And Later She Appeared In Other Cities In The US. She Became An Acclaimed Interpreter Of Russian Roles Such As Lyudmila Natasha In Prokofiev's War And Peace Louisa In His Betrothal In A Monastery And Marfa In The Tsar's Bride. However She Also Succeeded In Bel Canto And Romantic Roles Such As Gilda In Rigoletto Musetta In La Bohème And Giulietta In I Capuleti E I Montecchi. In 2002 Netrebko Debuted At The Metropolitan Opera As Natasha In That Company's First Production Of War And Peace. In The Same Year She Sang Her First Donna Anna At The Salzburg Festival Conducted By Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In 2003 Anna Netrebko Sang Violetta In Munich The Title Role Of Lucia Di Lammermoor At The Los Angeles Opera And Donna Anna At The Royal Opera House She Also Released Her First Studio Album Opera Arias Which Was One Of The Best Selling Classical Recordings Of The Year. In 2004 She Followed Her Successes And Released Her Second Album Sempre Libera. In 2005 She Sang A Highly Regarded Roméo Et Juliette With Rolando Villazón With Whom She Also Performed In L'Elisir D'Amore Later That Year. In The Same Year She Appeared As Violetta Valéry In Verdi's La Traviata At The Salzburg Festival Conducted By Carlo Rizzi. Netrebko's Voice Is Notable For Having Both The Softness And Flexibility Of A Lyric Soprano As Well As The Resonance And Darkness Of A Spinto Soprano. She Has Also A Large Range Being Able To Sing High E Flats And Even High E's. In March 2006 Netrebko Applied For Austrian Citizenship In Vienna Which She Received Only Months Later In August 2006. According To An Interview In The Austrian Weekly "News" She Will Live In Vienna And Salzburg.
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-- By Stephen Eddins AMG 4 5/5 Stars --
Published: 11 Nov 2012, 23:58
It Would Be Happy News For Opera Fans If This Release Indicated The Beginning A Trend For The Metropolitan Opera Releasing Albums Of Excerpts Of Operas From Its Vast Archive That Showcase The Work Of Individual Singers. Recitals Of Operatic Arias And Scenes Recorded In The Studio Are A Dime A Dozen And For A Rising Star A Practically Obligatory Rite Of Passage . The Results Can Easily Sound Sterile And Formulaic The Same Repertoire For Each Voice Type Gets Endlessly Recycled The Supporting Singers Are Seldom Of The Highest Quality And The Orchestral Accompaniment Is A Wild Card Sometimes Stellar And Sometimes Barely Adequate. A Series Of Releases From The Met Would Guarantee A High Quality Of Orchestral And Choral Support Excellent Soloists In The Extended Scenes And Ensemble Pieces And The Dynamic Charge Of Live Performance That's Rarely Captured In The Studio. This Release Is All Of Those Things Besides Being A Glowing Testimony To Netrebko's Artistry Her Immersion In Her Roles And Easy Dramatic Flair For Both Comedy And Tragedy The Breadth Of The Repertoire In Which She Excels And Her Remarkable Voice Velvety Lustrous Beguiling. This Collection Was Released In Celebration Of The Tenth Anniversary Of Anna Netrebko's Met Debut In 2002 As Natasha In Prokofiev's War And Peace And Includes A Rhapsodic Scene With Dmitri Hvorostovsky And Ekaterina Semenchuk From That Production. Every Track Is Fully Satisfying. The Mad Scene From Lucia Is Chilling In Netrebko's Haunted And Haunting Performance. The Two Scenes From Roméo Et Juliette Are High Points. There's Real Chemistry Between Netrebko And Roberto Alagna And Their Duet "Huit D'hyménée " Is Vocally Gorgeous And Saturated With Sensuality. The Delightful Trio From Don Pasquale Which Also Features Juan Diego Flórez And Mariusz Kwiecien Offers Ample Evidence Of The Performers' Sly Humor. This Is A Release That Will Be Indispensible For Netrebko's Fans. There Is Some Variability In The Sound Quality And Ambience Between Tracks But Its Impact Is Negligible Because It's Never Less Than Very Fine.-- By Stephen Eddins AMG 4 5/5 Stars --