Anna Netrebko will sing in a new production of Ruslan and Lyudmila at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Today's edition of spanish newspaper diariovasco publishes an interview to countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic. Asked about his future plans he mentions a Tamerlano with Plácido Domingo at the Liceo of Barcelona and a new production of Ruslan and Lyudmila with Anna Netrebko at the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow.

Anna Netrebko will sing in La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010

Anna Netrebko will sing the role of Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg on 21. January 2010.

The cast includes Sergei Semishkur as Rodolfo, Karina Chepurnova as Musetta and Vasily Gerello as Marcello. Mikhail Agrest will conduct the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater. The production is by Ian Judge.
Updated on 6. Dec 2009

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Manon, Royal Opera Tour to Japan, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo 11. Sep 2010 – Anna Netrebkoª (Manon Lescaut), Matthew Polenzani (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Russell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Guy de Mey (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Poussette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, Royal Opera Tour to Japan, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo 14. Sep 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Matthew Polenzani (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Russell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Christophe Mortagne (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Poussette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, Royal Opera Tour to Japan, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo 17. Sep 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Matthew Polenzani (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Russell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Christophe Mortagne (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Poussette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Manon, Royal Opera Tour to Japan, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo 20. Sep 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Matthew Polenzani (Le Chevalier des Grieux), Russell Braun (Lescaut), Christof Fischesser (Le Comte des Grieux), Guy de Mey (Guillot de Morfontaine), William Shimell (De Brétigny), Simona Mihai (Poussette), Louise Innes (Javotte), Kai Rüütel (Rosette), Lynton Black (Innkeeper); Laurent Pelly (Director), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

La Traviata, Royal Opera Tour to Japan, NHK Hall, Tokyo 22. Sep 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Violetta Valéry), James Valenti (Alfredo Germont), Simon Keenlyside (Giorgio Germont), Adrian Clarke (Baron Douphol), Richard Wiegold (Doctor Grenvil), Kai Rüütel (Flora Bervoix), Changhan Lim (Marquis d’Obigny), Ji-Min Park (Gastone), Sarah Pring (Annina); Richard Eyre (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 29. Oct 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzaniª (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine* [Met Live Web Stream][Sirius/XM Live Broadcast]

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 2. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine [Sirius/XM Live Broadcast]

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 6. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 10. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine [Sirius/XM Live Broadcast]

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 13. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine [Met Live in HD Broadcast]

2010 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York 14. Nov 2010 – Pavol Breslik, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Elina Garanca, Marcelo Giordani, Susan Graham, Brandon Jovanovich, Simon Keenlyside, Angela Meade, Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Deborah Voigt, James Valenti; New York Choral Society, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 18. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Barry Banks (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Joseph Colaneri [Sirius/XM Live Broadcast]

Passionsmusik aus der Dresdner Frauenkirche, Stabat Mater and other works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Frauenkirche, Dresden 27. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano); Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden, Bertrand de Billy [ZDF broadcast]

Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, Odessa 1. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Erwin Schrottº (Bass-baritone); Odessa Opera Orchestra, Claudio Vandelli

Palace Ukraine, Kiev 5. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Erwin Schrottº (Bass-baritone); National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Claudio Vandelli

Latvian National Opera, Riga 8. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebkoº (Soprano), Erwin Schrottº (Bass-baritone); Latvian National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Claudio Vandelli

Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, St. Petersburg 11. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrottº (Bass-baritone); State Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Claudio Vandelli

Kremlin, Moscow 13. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone); State Symphony Orchestra “Novaya Rossiya”, Claudio Vandelli

La Bohème, Royal Theater, Copenhagen 16. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebkoº (Mimi), Peter Lodahl (Rodolfo), Gisela Stille (Musetta), Palle Knudsen (Marcello), Thomas Storm (Schaunard), Ludvig Lindström (Colline), Mogens Gert Hansen (Benoit), Jens Bruno Hansen (Alcindoro), Peter Steen Andersen (Parpignol), Bo Anker Hansen (Sergeant), Rudi Sisseck (Officer); Mikael Melbye (Inszenierung), The Royal Danish Boy’s Choir, The Royal Danish Opera Chorus and The Royal Danish Orchestra, Marc Piollet

La Bohème, Royal Theater, Copenhagen 19. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Mimi), Peter Lodahl (Rodolfo), Gisela Stille (Musetta), Palle Knudsen (Marcello), Thomas Storm (Schaunard), Ludvig Lindström (Colline), Mogens Gert Hansen (Benoit), Jens Bruno Hansen (Alcindoro), Peter Steen Andersen (Parpignol), Bo Anker Hansen (Sergeant), Rudi Sisseck (Officer); Mikael Melbye (Inszenierung), The Royal Danish Boy’s Choir, The Royal Danish Opera Chorus and The Royal Danish Orchestra, Marc Piollet

Silvesterkonzert, Emmerich Kálmán: “Heia, Heia, in den Bergen” aus “Die Csárdásfürstin” | Pablo Ziegler: “Rojotango” | Franz Lehár: Auszüge aus “Die lustige Witwe”, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden 30. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone); Anna Gabler (Hanna Glawari), Christopher Maltman (Graf Danilo Danilowitsch), Carolina Ullrich (Valencienne), Andrej Dunaev (Camille du Rossillon), Tom Martinsen (Baron Mirko Zeta), Christoph Pohl (Vicomte de Cascada), Aaron Pegram (Raoul de St. Brioche), Sangmin Lee (Kromow), Ilhun Jung (Bogdanowitsch), Gerald Hupach (Pritschitsch), Valda Wilson (Lolo), Stephanie Atanasov (Dodo), Romy Petrick (Clo-clo), Arantza Ezenarro (Jou-jou), Gala El Hadidi (Margot); Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann

Die Fledermaus, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 31. Dec 2010 – Markus Werba (Gabiel von Eisenstein), Camilla Nylund (Rosalinde), Alfred Sramek (Frank), Angelika Kirschschlager (Prince Orlofsky), Michael Schade (Alfred), Adrian Eröd (Dr. Falke), Daniela Fally (Adele), Helmuth Lohner (Frosch), Peter Jelosits (Dr. Blind), Lydia Rathkolb (Ida), Anna Netrebko (invited guest), Erwin Schrott (invited guest); Otto Schenck, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Patrick Lange

27º Festival de Música de Canarias, Opening Concert, Sala Sinfónica, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone); National Philharmonic of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov

27º Festival de Música de Canarias, Opening Concert, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone); National Philharmonic of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov

Stabat Mater by Gioachino Rossini, Grosser Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus, Wien 18. Jan 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Ruxandra Donose (Mezzo-soprano), John Relyea (Bass-baritone), Colin Lee (Tenor); Wiener KammerOrchester, Fréderic Chaslin

L’Elisir d’Amore, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 24. Jan 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), NN (Nemorino), NN (Belcore), NN (Dulcamara), NN (Giannetta); Concert performance, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Luciano di Martino

L’Elisir d’Amore, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 27. Jan 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), NN (Nemorino), NN (Belcore), NN (Dulcamara), NN (Giannetta); Concert performance, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Luciano di Martino

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 4. Feb 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Barry Banks (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 8. Feb 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 11. Feb 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Don Pasquale, Met, New York 14. Feb 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Norina), Matthew Polenzani (Ernesto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Dr. Malatesta), John Del Carlo (Don Pasquale), Bernard Fitch (Notary); Otto Schenk (Production), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 2. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebkoª (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó [Ö1 Live Broadcast] [BR-Klassik Live Broadcast]

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 5. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó [ARTE TV Live Broadcast] [ORF2]

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 11. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 14. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy); Eric Génovèse (Director), Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidó

L’Elisir d’Amore, Bayerische Staatsoper, München 11. Mai 2011 – Anna Netrebkoª (Adina), Matthew Polenzani (Nemorino), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (Belcore), Alessandro Corbelli (Dulcamara), Tara Erraught (Giannetta); David Bösch (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

L’Elisir d’Amore, Bayerische Staatsoper, München 14. Mai 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Matthew Polenzani (Nemorino), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (Belcore), Alessandro Corbelli (Dulcamara), Tara Erraught (Giannetta); David Bösch (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

L’Elisir d’Amore, Bayerische Staatsoper, München 17. Mai 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Matthew Polenzani (Nemorino), Gabriele Viviani (Belcore), Alessandro Corbelli (Dulcamara), Tara Erraught (Giannetta); David Bösch (Inszenierung), Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

L’Elisir d’Amore, Opening of the XIX Music Festival Stars of the White Nights, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 23. May 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Adina), Sergei Skorokhodov (Nemorino), Vladimir Moroz (Belcore), Andrei Serov (Dulcamara), Svetlana Kiseleva (Giannetta); Laurent Pelly (Stage Director), Christian Räth (Stage Director for the Mariinsky), Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, Valery Gergiev

Kölner Philharmonie, Köln 2. Jul 2011  – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Baritone)

Summit Meeting of Classical Music Stars, Königsplatz, München 29. Jul 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Baritone), Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor); Prager Philharmoniker, Marco Armiliato

Summit Meeting of Classical Music Stars, Stadthalle, Wien 6. Aug 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Baritone), Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor); Prager Philharmoniker, Marco Armiliato

Joseph Haydn: London Symphony | Gioacchino Rossini: Stabat Mater, Salzburger Festspiele, Grosses Festspielhaus 8. Aug 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (Tenor), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Bass-baritone); Chorus and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ORF2 broadcast on 1. Nov 2011][ARTE broadcast on 25. Dec 2011]

Joseph Haydn: London Symphony | Gioacchino Rossini: Stabat Mater, Salzburger Festspiele, Grosses Festspielhaus 9. Aug 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (Tenor), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Bass-baritone); Chorus and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano  [ORF2 broadcast on 1. Nov 2011][ARTE broadcast on 25. Dec 2011]

Le Rossignol | Iolanta, Salzburger Festspiele, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 15. Aug 2011 – Le Rossignol: Julia Novikova (The Nightingale), Julia Lezhneva (The Cook), Antonio Poli (The Fisherman), Yuri Vorobiev (The Bonze), Maria Radner (Death) | Iolanta: Anna Netrebko (Iolanta), John Relyea (René), Piotr Beczala (Count Vaudémont), Alexei Markov (Robert), Antonio Poli (Alméric), Yuri Vorobiev (Bertrand), Maria Radner (Martha), NN (Brigitta), NN (Laura); Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Ivor Bolton

Summit Meeting of Classical Music Stars, Waldbühne, Berlin 16. Aug 2011 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Baritone), Jonas Kaufmann (Tenor); Prager Philharmoniker, Marco Armiliato

Le Rossignol | Iolanta, Salzburger Festspiele, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg 20. Aug 2011 – Le Rossignol: Julia Novikova (The Nightingale), Julia Lezhneva (The Cook), Antonio Poli (The Fisherman), Yuri Vorobiev (The Bonze), Maria Radner (Death) | Iolanta: Anna Netrebko (Iolanta), John Relyea (René), Piotr Beczala (Count Vaudémont), Alexei Markov (Robert), Antonio Poli (Alméric), Yuri Vorobiev (Bertrand), Maria Radner (Martha), NN (Brigitta), NN (Laura); Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Ivor Bolton

Metropolitan Opera Announces Three Week Tour To Japan From May 30 to June 20, 2011

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans today to return to Japan for a three-week tour in June 2011, presenting 13 performances of three fully staged operas in Tokyo and Nagoya. The operas will include Puccini’s La Bohème and Verdi’s Don Carlo, both conducted by Met Music Director James Levine, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Star singers include Ildar Abdrazakov, Piotr Beczala, Olga Borodina, Joseph Calleja, Diana Damrau, Dmitri Hvorostovky, Jonas Kaufmann, Mariusz Kwiecien, Željko Lučić, Anna Netrebko and René Pape.

Performances will begin on June 4 at the Aichi Prefectural Arts Center in Nagoya with La Bohème, starring Anna Netrebko, Susanna Phillips, Piotr Beczala and Mariusz Kwiecien. Piotr Beczala and Joseph Calleja will share the roles of Rodolfo in La Bohème and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

This will be the Met’s seventh tour to Japan; the first was in 1975 and the most recent was in 2006. The tour is being presented by the Japan Arts Corporation of Tokyo and the Crown Sponsor is KDDI. Anna Netrebko was in four performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni of the 2006 Met Tour to Japan, with a strong cast starring Anna Netrebko as Donna Anna, Erwin Schrott as Don Giovanni, Matthew Polenzani as Don Ottavio, Melanie Diener as Donna Elvira, René Pape as Leporello, Magdalena Kozena as Zerlina and Jonathan Lemalu as Masetto.

Metropolitan Opera Tour to Japan 2011
SATURDAY, June 4— La Bohème, Aichi Prefectural Arts Center, Nagoya, Puccini's "La Bohème" with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro)

SUNDAY, June 5— Aichi Prefectural Arts Center, Nagoya, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

WEDNESDAY, June 8— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

THURSDAY, June 9—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Joseph Calleja (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

FRIDAY, June 10— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

SATURDAY, June 11— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

SUNDAY, June 12—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Joseph Calleja (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

WEDNESDAY, June 15—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

THURSDAY, June 16—Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

FRIDAY, June 17—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

SATURDAY, June 18— NHK Hall, Tokyo, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” with James Levine conducting; Barbara Frittoli (Elisabeth de Valois), Olga Borodina (Princess Eboli), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rodrigo), René Pape (Phillip II), Stefan Kocan (Grand Inquisitor).

SUNDAY, June 19— Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with Gianandrea Noseda conducting; Diana Damrau (Lucia), Piotr Beczala (Edgardo), Željko Lučić (Enrico), Ildar Abdrazakov (Raimondo).

SUNDAY, June 19—NHK Hall, Tokyo, Puccini’s “La Bohème” with James Levine conducting; Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Susanna Phillips (Musetta), Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo), Mariusz Kwiecien (Marcello), Edward Parks (Schaunard), John Relyea (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro).

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Metropolitan Opera Press Release: Metropolitan Opera Announces Three Week Tour To Japan From June 5 to June 24, 2011

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2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, NY 22. Nov 2009

The 2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala was held this Sunday 22. November 2009 at the Avery Fisher Hall, NY. The Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko sang Arditi's "Il Bacio", the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's "La Bohème" with Matthew Polenzani and, closing out the evening, the Act II, Scene 2 finale from Verdi's La Traviata, with Zeljko Lucic and 2009 Richard Tucker Award winner, tenor Stephen Costello

Sarah B. on her blog Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment wrote: "Anna Netrebko was fabulous - her high notes were clear and gorgeous. She wore a strangely cut gown, but wore gorgeous sparkly shoes (that's an A+)".

2009 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala
Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday 22. November 2009, 6:00 PM

FEATURING
Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Elina Garanca (Mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Polenzani (Tenor)
Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo-soprano)
Susan Graham(Mezzo-soprano)
Maria Guleghina (Soprano)
Hei-Kyung Hong (Soprano)
Zeljko Lucic (Baritone)
James Morris (Bass-baritone)
Samuel Ramey (Bass)
2009 Richard Tucker Award Winner Stephen Costello (Tenor)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Fabio Luisi

PROGRAM
Verdi: Overture to Nabucco, Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Verdi: "Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime" from Rigoletto, Stephen Costello
Musorgsky: Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov, Samuel Ramey, Adam Klein, The New York Choral Society
Arditi: "Il Bacio", Anna Netrebko
Wagner: "Die Frist ist Um" from Der fliegende Hollander, James Morris
Lehar: "Vilja" from The Merry Widow, Susan Graham
Puccini: "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca, Aleklsandrs Antonenko, Jordan Bisch
Verdi: Final of Act I of Macbeth, Maria Guleghina, Marjorie Owens, Adam Kelin, Zeljko Lucic, Jordan Bisch, Philip Webb, The New York Choral Society
Catalani: "Ebben? Ne andro lontana" from La Wally, Hei-kyung Hong
Massenet: "Pourquoi me reveller" from Werther, Matthew Polenzani
Verdi: "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" from Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic
Tchaikovsky: "Prostite vi, kholmi" from Maid of Orleans, Maria Guleghina
Puccini: "Te Deum" from Tosca, Samuel Ramey, Keith Jameson, The New York Choral Society
Verdi: Condotta ell'era in ceppi from Il trovatore, Stephanie Blythe
Puccini: "O soave fanciulla" from La Bohème, Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani
Verdi: "Si pel ciel" from Otello, Aleksandrs Antonenko, James Morris
Gounod: Final trio from Faust, Kei-kyung Hong, Matthew Polenzani, Samuel Ramey
Verdi: Act II, Scene 2 finale from La Traviata, Anna Netrebko, Jennifer Johnson, Stephen Costello, Keith Jameson, Zeljko Lucic, Christopher Magiera, Jordan Bisch, The New York Choral Society

ENCORE
Verdi: "Brindisi" from La Traviata, The Entire Company

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Tonight: 2009 Richard Tucker Gala Concert!

Press Reports
Opera review: Met Opera stars old and new join Tucker honoree Costello in benefit concert - By Mike Silverman, Associated Press, Washigton Examiner 23. Nov 2009 [English]
Opera’s Night to Take New Voices Into the Fold - By Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times, 25. Nov 2009 [English]

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Anna Netrebko will perform at the Richard Tucker Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York 22. Nov 2009

Anna Netrebko will perform at the Richard Tucker Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York 22. Nov 2009

Anna Netrebko will perform at the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala 2009 which will be held at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York, on Sunday 22. November 2009.

A news release of 21C Media Group announces that Anna Netrebko will sing Arditi’s “Il bacio”, the duet “O soave fanciulla” from Puccini's La Bohème with Joseph Calleja and, closing out the evening, the Act II, Scene II finale from Verdi’s La Traviata, opposite Zeljko Lucic and this year’s Richard Tucker Award winner, tenor Stephen Costello.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala 2009
Avery Fisher Hall
Sunday 22. November 2009, 6:00 PM

Featuring:
Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Elina Garanca (Mezzo-soprano), Joseph Calleja (Tenor), Matthew Polenzani (Tenor), Stephanie Blythe (Mezzo-soprano), Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Guleghina (Soprano), Hei-Kyung Hong (Soprano), Zeljko Lucic (Baritone), James Morris (Bass-baritone), Samuel Ramey (Bass), 2009 Richard Tucker Award Winner Stephen Costello (Tenor); The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fabio Luisi

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Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala in Roméo et Juliette at the Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Today it has been announced the programme of the Salzburger Festspiele 2010 which runs in Salzburg from 25. July 2010 to 30. August 2010. Piotr Beczala/Stephen Costello and Anna Netrebko/Nino Machaidze sing the title roles of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Yannick Nézet-Seguin conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and Bartlett Sher is the stage director. Nine performances are scheduled on 10., 13., 16., 18., 20., 23., 24., 27. and 30. August 2010. Anna Netrebko together with Piotr Beczala sing in five of them on 10., 13., 16., 20. and 23. August 2010.

Roméo et Juliette
Opera in five acts
Music by Charles Gounod
Text by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
10., 13., 16., 18., 20., 23., 24., 27. and 30. August 2010

LEADING TEAM
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Bartlett Sher, Stage Director
Michael Yeargan, Set Design
Catherine Zuber, Costume Design
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting
Chase Brock, Choreography
B. H. Barry, Battle scenes
Thomas Lang, Chorus Master

CAST
Anna Netrebko/Nino Machaidze (18., 24., 27., 30. Aug 2010), Juliette
Piotr Beczala/Stephen Costello (18., 24. Aug 2010), Roméo
Mikhail Petrenko/Dimitry Ivashchenko (27., 30. Aug 2010), Frère Laurent
Darren Jeffery, Le Comte Capulet
Russell Braun, Mercutio, friend to Roméo
Cora Burggraaf, Stéphano, page to Roméo
Michael Spyres, Tybalt, nephew of Capulet
Susanne Resmark, Gertrude, nurse to Juliet
David Soar, Le Duc de Vérone
Mathias Hausmann, Le Comte Paris
Robert Murray, Benvolio, nephew of Montaigu
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus

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Valery Gergiev, Anna Netrebko and Alexei Markov among the winners of the Golden Sofit theatre prize

The awards ceremony for the Golden Sofit, St Petersburg’s most prestigious theatre prize, takes place every autumn at the opening of the new theatre season and sums up the previous theatre year. This ceremony was the fifteenth to be held.

Anna Netrebko has received an award for the title role of John Doyle's production of Lucia di Lammermoor, which was premiered on 14. January 2009 in St. Petersburg.

The young baritone Alexei Markov won the award for his rendition of the role of Robert in Mariusz Treliński’s production of the opera Iolanta.

The Special Prize of the Expert Council for the Revival of the Leningrad Traditions of the Laboratory of Contemporary Opera went to Valery Gergiev.

Press
Prize-winners receive the Golden Sofit

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