L'elisir d'amore, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 24. Jan 2011

Anna Netrebko returns to the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg to sing the role of Adina in two performances of the premiere of Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" on 24. and 27. January 2011. On 24. January 2011 the performance features also Erwin Schrott as Dr. Dulcamara.

This is the first time ever the Mariinsky Theater has staged Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore". For this special occasion the opera house has chosen the french stage director Laurent Pelly. This is a co-production of the Opéra national de Paris and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Anna Netrebko had previously collaborated with the french stage director, singing the role of Adina in Pelly's production of Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" at the Opera Bastille in October 2009 and the title role in Pelly's production of Massenet's "Manon" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

The roles for the rest of the cast have been rehearsed by a number of soloists from the Mariinsky and the full cast for the premiere on 24. January 2011 has not been unveiled till the same day of the performance.

L'elisir d'amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Mariinsky Theater, St, Petersburg 24. January 2011

CAST

Adina: Anna Netrebko

Nemorino: Sergei Skorokhodov

Belcore: Vladimir Moroz

Il Dottor Dulcamara: Erwin Schrott

Giannetta: Svetlana Kiseleva

CREDITS
Conductor: Luciano Di Martino
Stage Director and Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly
Stage Director for the Mariinsky Theatre: Christian Räth
Set Designer: Chantal Thomas
Assistant Set Designer: Caroline Ginet
Lighting Designer: Joël Adam
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Italian Language Coach: Maria Nikitina
Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater

Co-production of the Opéra national de Paris and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'elisir d'amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'elisir d'amore: Synopsis [English]
L'elisir d'amore: Libretto [Italian]

Reviews
A One-Soprano Show | By Galina Stolyarova | St. Petersburg Times, 2. Feb 2011

Videoclips
Anna Netrebko about "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater


Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the Mariinsky. The video with the full interview can be found at the Mariinsky Media website: http://media.mariinsky.ru/Play/#/en/cat5/cnt351


Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott during the rehearsals of Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, from the news on 100tv


About Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott in Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, on NTV


Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott on 5-TV


The premiere of "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater on the news of tvkultura

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott were the stars of the Philharmonikerball 2011 in Wien

The 70th Philharmonikerball was held at the Wiener Musikverein on 20. January 2011. The guest stars of the evening were the opera diva Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott.

Among the invited guests were the opera manager Dominique Meyer, the conductor Frédéric Chaslin, the mezzo-sopranos Angelika Kirchschlager and Marjana Lipovsek, the baritone Clemens Unterreiner, the stylist Evelyn Rillé and her husband, the photographer Johannes Ifkovits, authors of the book "Die Oper kocht", and their son Matthias Rillé Ifkovits.

Evelyn Rillé and Anna Netrebko at the Philharmonikerball 2011. Photo: Johannes Ifkovits

Videoclips

Anna Netrebko will perform at the Carnegie Hall's 2011-2012 season

BroadwayWorld reports that Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director, announced today Carnegie Hall's 2011-2012 season, consisting of 180 performances. Mr. Gillinson announced details of the new season-including plans to celebrate Carnegie Hall's 120th anniversary-at a press conference.

Carnegie Hall will launch its 2011-2012 season on October 5 with its Opening Night Gala concert featuring the Mariinsky Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Valery Gergiev. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will join the orchestra for a program to include Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Maestro Gergiev and the orchestra will present four additional concerts in October, performing a complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle as well as music by some of Tchaikovsky's successors, paying tribute to the legendary Russian composer who made his American debut conducting at Carnegie Hall's inaugural Opening Night on May 5, 1891.

As part of Carnegie Hall's season-long 120th anniversary celebration, soprano Anna Netrebko will give a recital on Wednesday 26. October 2011 at 8 PM.

Anna Netrebko will open Met's 2012-2013 season with Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore"

La Cieca reports that the opening night of the Met’s 2012-2013 season has been settled. Starring in a new Bartlett Sher production of Donizetti's "L’elisir d’amore" will be Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien, with Dulcamara and conductor TBA.

Anna Netrebko in "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg on 24. and 27. Jan 2011

Finally, it seems that Anna Netrebko and the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersbug have been able to fix suitable dates for the perfomances of Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" starring the russian diva.

Anna Netrebko will sing the role of Adina in Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersbug on 24. and 27. Januay 2011.

The rest of the cast has not been decided yet, but the opera house has povided some names of the singers who are currently rehearsing the main roles. As Nemorino Yevgeny Akimov, Stanislav Leontiev, Sergei Skorokhodov, Dmitry Voropaev and Nikolai Yemtsov, as Belcore Viktor Korotich, Vladimir Moroz and Vladislav Sulimsky and as Dr. Dulcamara Nikolai Kamensky, Andrei Serov and Vladimir Felyauer.

The conductor will be Luciano di Martino and the poduction is by Laurent Pelly. The stage director for the Mariinsky Theatre is Christian Räth.

BREAKING NEWS! - 21. Jan 2011
Erwin Schrott will sing the role of Dulcamara on 24. Jan 2011.

Anna Netrebko about "L'elisir d'amore" at the Mariinsky Theater

Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011

XXVII Festival de Música de Canarias
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Monday 10. January 2011

PERFORMERS
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Erwin Schrott, bass-baritone
National Philharmonic of Russia
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

PROGRAMME
1. Part
M. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila | Ochestral overture
M. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila | Ludmila's Cavatina, 1. Act | Anna Netrebko
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni | "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" | Erwin Schrott
C. Gounod: Faust | "O Dieu! Que de bijoux!... Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir" | Anna Netrebko
C. Gounod: Faust | "Le veau d'or; est toujours débout!" | Erwin Schrott
G. Verdi: La forza del destino | Ochestral overture
G. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore | "Udite, udite, o rustici" | Erwin Schrott
G. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore | "Quanto amore! Ed io, spietata", Duet 2. Act | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

2. Part
L. Arditi: Il bacio | Anna Netrebko
F. Lehár: Die lustige Witwe | "Lippen Schweigen" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott
P. Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana | Ochestral overture
G. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi | "O mio babbino caro" | Anna Netrebko
NN: nn | "nn" | Erwin Schrott
A. Dvorák: Rusalka | Song to the moon | Anna Netrebko
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess | "Bess, you is my woman now" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

Encores
F. Lehár: Giuditta | “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss” | Anna Netrebko
P. Ziegler: Rojo tango | Erwin Schrott
NN: | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

Reports
Howard and his wife Paula traveled from Massachusetts to attend this concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. They kindly wrote the following report for the blog.

The concert by Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott was a huge sucess and enthusiastically received by all attendees. Anne's pictures are indeed fabulous and there is little to add other than the few that I have attached. Herbert's commentary was excellent and reflects the general nature of the evening in Las Palmas. The programme was identical to the one played in Tenerife. The Alfredo Kraus Auditorium is a beautiful venue overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The orchestra led by Vladamir Spivakov was simply outstanding. They played with assurance and clarity. The tempos were brisk and exciting. Spivakov was expressive, graceful and lovely to watch.

Anna appeared first in ther stunning form fitting royal blue gown and was simply ravishing. You immediately noticed the incredible size of her voice. The first piece by Glinka was new to us, but showcased her talent and comfort on the stage. She sang with such great confidence, poise and panache, and knew well how to connect with the audience. She had no need to sing at the foot of the stage since her voice carried well with much ease. Many of the other pieces were very familiar. The highlights of the evening were Erwin greeting the audience in Spanish and sing a tango, accomapanied by an accordian. During his duet with Anna as Adina in L'elisir D'amore, Schrott as Dr. Dulcamara, sold a bottle of magic elixir (wine) to a gentlemen in the first row of the audience who gave Erwin some Euros. This bottle of wine was delivered on stage by Schrott's adolescent daughter. Thankfully, a second bottle was on stage to continue the aria. It was just a very funny moment. Their duets were passionate, frequently ending with warm embraces and tender kissing as only lovers can portray.

Erwin's portayal of Leporello in Don Giovanni is simply one of his signature roles. He sang it with a book depicting his amorous conquests all throughout Europe, with special emphasis on España.

Anna's rendition of Gounod's Jewel Song from Faust was memorable. It was particularly exciting when Erwin completed this selection with his vivid interpretation of Mephistopheles.

In the second portion of the program Anna wore a magnificent pink chiffon gown while Erwin sported a black, sequined velvet blazer. What a stunning couple! Their Gershiwn "Porgy and Bess" duet was full of passion and I was particulary impressed that the National Russian Orchestra was able to accompany the singers with such ease. It is amazing that the orchestra performed Russian, German, French, Czech, Spanish and Italian music so superbly...a truly well deserved compliment to Maestro Spivakov.

Erwin sang the tango with a microphone to great success. The highlight of the evening was a local folk song from Gran Canaria that was full of passion, syncopation and featured the brass and percussion (castanets) sections. It was introduced to audience by Spivakov. This brought the audience to its feet in a rousing standing ovation. It was simply amazing to see Russian trained musicians play such a Latin based melody with ease and a high level of technicality.

We reflected on the difference between recital and fully staged opera, and concluded that Anna's true ability is only reflected in her uncanny acting. While this concert was a success by any standard, it left us wanting to see more. Having recently seen her in Don Pasquale at the MET as well as many other operas with her, we feel that Anna's true calling is opera. From Traviata, I Puritani, Romeo & Juliet, Tales of Hoffmann, Lucia, La Boheme and others we have been fortunate to watch the maturation and development of this wonderful singer. It is eminenly clear that not only does she enjoy what she is trying to communicate, but her unusual dark Slavic voice has set her apart from others.

The highlight for Paula and myself was to meet Anne, her husband Ludi, and her parents. Indeed we shared many stories about our love for good music and opera. Anne is poised, classy and certainly enhanced our visit. We spoke briefly before the concert and then more extensively afterwards trying to get an autograph from Anna. Anne translated for her parents who quickly understood our mutual love for opera. Anne, to you we owe a debt of gratitude (for guiding me on how to secure tckets via Gran Canaria's ATM) and more importantly for establishing a warm new found friendship via Facebook. As many of you know, Facebook started at Harvard, and is a tremdendous sucess in allowing people to connect to share common interests. To all of my music friends and especially Carlos, we are very thankful. Anna and Erwin departed quickly with his daughter, but I was able to get 2 photos. I told Anna that we will see her next month in Beaver Creek and she exclaimed "That's Great." Spivakov waved to the small gathering before departing.

Photos

General overview of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Anne

General overview of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Anne

General overview of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Anne

General overview of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Howard/Paula

Detail of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Anne

Detail of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Howard/Paula

Sold out, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Photo: Howard/Paula

Overview of the interior of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Vladimir Spivakov and Anna Netrebko, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Erwin Schrott, Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the stage door, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Howard/Paula

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the stage door, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 10. Jan 2011. Photo: Anne

Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011

XXVII Festival de Música de Canarias
Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Friday 7. January 2011

PERFORMERS
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Erwin Schrott, bass-baritone
National Philharmonic of Russia
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

PROGRAMME
1. Part
M. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila | Ochestral overture
M. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila | Ludmila's Cavatina, 1. Act | Anna Netrebko
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni | "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" | Erwin Schrott
C. Gounod: Faust | "O Dieu! Que de bijoux!... Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir" | Anna Netrebko
C. Gounod: Faust | "Le veau d'or; est toujours débout!" | Erwin Schrott
G. Verdi: La forza del destino | Ochestral overture
G. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore | "Udite, udite, o rustici" | Erwin Schrott
G. Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore | "Quanto amore! Ed io, spietata", Duet 2. Act | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

2. Part
L. Arditi: Il bacio | Anna Netrebko
F. Lehár: Die lustige Witwe | "Lippen Schweigen" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott
P. Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana | Ochestral overture
G. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi | "O mio babbino caro" | Anna Netrebko
NN: nn | "nn" | Erwin Schrott
A. Dvorák: Rusalka | Song to the moon | Anna Netrebko
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess | "Bess, you is my woman now" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

Encores
F. Lehár: Giuditta | “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss” | Anna Netrebko
P. Ziegler: Rojo tango | Erwin Schrott
NN: | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott

Reports
Hebert attended live the concet and kindly wrote the following report for the blog

Yes, I have done it. Yesterday I arrived at Santa Cruz, and tonight I have been to the concert of Anna and Erwin at the spectacular Auditorio de Tenerife. This building is unique. Outside it looks like a ship and like a huge wave, and the concert hall has an outstanding acoustic. I have never heard an orchestra play so clear like the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia with its conductor Vladimir Spivakov.

The concert was sold out (more than 1.600 people, many of them were German pensioners who spend the winter on the sunny “Canarias” with 23-25 degrees Celsius).

The programme was a bit unspectacular. Anna has sung most arias many times before (e.g. “Oh Dieu! Que de bijoux!” from Faust, “Il bacio”, “O mio babbino caro”, “Song to the moon” from Rusalka), but two of the three duets with Erwin Schrott were new: “Lippen schweigen” from the operetta Die lustige Witwe, and “Bess you is my woman now” from Porgy and Bess.

Anna seems to have the time of her life – her voice is brilliant, and the first thing she did when she entered the stage was to put the microphone, which was standing at her place, far away, because she did not need it.

In the first part she wore a wonderful dark-blue dress, and in the second part it was the pink dress she had worn e.g. in Vienna at Ioan Holenders farewell gala.

Because the audience was a bit “lame”, it took some time until the people woke up. The highlights of the evening were the three encores…

Anna began with “Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiss”. She had a bouquet of roses in her arms and threw rose buds into the audience. At the end of the song she threw the whole bouquet, and some lucky person caught it.

Erwin was to follow – he sang a tango and got huge ovations for it.

Finally the orchestra played a Spanish melody (Anna and Erwin were standing behind the orchestra and listened to the music), and this piece was full of fire – so at the end the whole audience stood up for standing ovations.

After the show I met Anna and Erwin at the stage door. I greeted Anna “from Carlos from Barcelona”, and she told me to send you her best regards!

I am going to attach some photos of the concert and also of the Auditorio (there has been one small change in the programme: Erwin did not sing “Votre toast” from Carmen, but something Spanish which I did not know).

Photos

Overview of the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Photo: Herbert

Main entrance to the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Photo: Herbert

Overview of the concert hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Photo: Herbert

Programme, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Erwin Schrott, Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

F. Lehár: Die lustige Witwe | "Lippen Schweigen" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

 

G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess | "Bess, you is my woman now" | Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

F. Lehár: Giuditta | “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss” | Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Erwin Schrott, Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Spivakov at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the stage door, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko at the stage door, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netebko and Erwin Schrott leaving the venue, Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7. Jan 2011. Photo: Herbert

Videoclips
Excerpts of the opening concert from www.GranCanariaTV.com


Anna Netrebko on the spanish TVE 1 news


Anna Netrebko on the spanish TVE Canarias news