Anna Netrebko Gala, Concert Hall, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 5. Jul 2009

An Anna Netrebko Gala with Valery Gergiev conducting the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater was held at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg on 5. July 2009. The Anna Netrebko Gala became one of the brightest events of the XVII Festival "Stars of the White Nights".

The Anna Netrebko Gala, which was scheduled at 22:00, started almost half an hour later. Valery Gergiev had been conducting "Die Walküre" at the Mariinsky Theater on the same day, starting at 15:00 and ending at 21:10. Obviously the Maestro was pretty much exhausted and he needed to have some relax, before starting to conduct the Gala.

After the overture of Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila", Valery Gergiev invited Anna Netrebko on stage. The Russian diva sang two arias and three duets. The arias were from Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila" and, for the first time ever, from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly". The three duets were, from Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta", from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" and from Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci". For the duets, Anna Netrebko was joined on the stage by two young Mariinsky soloists, the tenor Sergei Skorokhodov and the baritone Vladislav Sulimsky.

Anna Netrebko sang the Cio-Cio-San monologue from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" for the first time ever. "I sang Butterfly for first time today. I decided to try and I liked it" said Netrebko.

"In our theater, Anna Netrebko has grown from debutante to world star. And I think that her example - a good incentive for young singers to win the Mariinsky creative heights - open a new opportunity" said Valery Gergiev.

On-line Reports
АННА НЕТРЕБКО ВЫСТУПИЛА В ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ - tv100.ru, 6. Jul 2009 [Russian][Videoclip]
Анна Нетребко выступила на фестивале "Звезды белых ночей" в Петербурге - Kultura-portal.ru, 6. Jul 2009 [Russian]
Новые стороны таланта Анны Нетребко - Cultradio.ru, 6. Jul 2009 [Russian]
Чио-Чио от Анны Нетребко - rg.ru, 8. Jul 2009 [Russian]

Videoclips
Videoclip from tv100.ru


Anna Netrebko and Sergei Skorokhodov singing the duet "Sulla tomba che rinserra" from 1. Act of Lucia di Lammermoor


Photos
Photo [1] by Kipps


Photos [1-8] by Vixel

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