Anna Netrebko will make her role debut as la Contessa in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro in Baden-Baden on 17. May 2013

Anna Netrebko will make her role debut as la Contessa in a new Philipp Himmelmann's production of Mozart's masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden with Luca Pisaroni in the title role, Mojca Edmann as Susanna and Erwin Schrott as il Conte di Almaviva. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir.

Four performances are scheduled on 17., 20., 23. and 26. May 2013. Ticket prices range from 93 to 310 Eur.

Le Nozze di Figaro, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 17. May 2013 – Luca Pisaroni (Figaro), Mojca Erdmann (Susanna), Erwin Schrott (Il Conte di Almaviva), Anna Netrebko* (La Contessa), Katija Dragojevic (Cherubino), NN (Marcellina), Jonathan Lemalu (Doctor Bartolo), James Elliott (Don Basilio), Thomas Michael Allen (Don Curzio), Regula Mühlemann (Barbarina); Philipp Himmelmann (Staging), Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock 

Le Nozze di Figaro, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 20. May 2013 – Luca Pisaroni (Figaro), Mojca Erdmann (Susanna), Erwin Schrott (Il Conte di Almaviva), Anna Netrebko (La Contessa), Katija Dragojevic (Cherubino), NN (Marcellina), Jonathan Lemalu (Doctor Bartolo), James Elliott (Don Basilio), Thomas Michael Allen (Don Curzio), Regula Mühlemann (Barbarina); Philipp Himmelmann (Staging), Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock 

Le Nozze di Figaro, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 23. May 2013 – Luca Pisaroni (Figaro), Mojca Erdmann (Susanna), Erwin Schrott (Il Conte di Almaviva), Anna Netrebko (La Contessa), Katija Dragojevic (Cherubino), NN (Marcellina), Jonathan Lemalu (Doctor Bartolo), James Elliott (Don Basilio), Thomas Michael Allen (Don Curzio), Regula Mühlemann (Barbarina); Philipp Himmelmann (Staging), Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock 

Le Nozze di Figaro, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 26. May 2013 – Luca Pisaroni (Figaro), Mojca Erdmann (Susanna), Erwin Schrott (Il Conte di Almaviva), Anna Netrebko (La Contessa), Katija Dragojevic (Cherubino), NN (Marcellina), Jonathan Lemalu (Doctor Bartolo), James Elliott (Don Basilio), Thomas Michael Allen (Don Curzio), Regula Mühlemann (Barbarina); Philipp Himmelmann (Staging), Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock

Anna Netrebko, Deborah Voigt and Peter Gelb at WQXR's Greene Space

Anna Netrebko, Deborah Voigt and Met General Manager Peter Gelb were on WQXR Presents the Metroplitan Opera in the Greene Space on 4. Oct 2011.

Met General Manager Peter Gelb previewed the season in conversation with Anna Netrebko and Deborah Voigt, presented video highlights from the season-opening performance of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena featuring Ms. Netrebko as well as footage from Wagner's Die Walküre featuring Ms. Voigt.

The evening concluded with live performances by two up-and-coming Met stars – soprano Angela Meade and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni – in “Madamina, il catalago è questo” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

 

World premiere presentation of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" in Salzburg on 5. August 2010

The world premiere presentation of the new cookbook "Die Oper kocht" will take place in a Benefit Gala Dinner supporting the SOS-Kinderdorf, Clearing-house Salzburg, which will be held at the Schloss Leopoldskron, Leopoldskronstraße 56, Salzburg on 5. August 2010, 19:00.

The cookbook has been written by Evelyn Rillé and Johannes Ifkovits and several world opera stars, such as Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni, René Pape, Simon Keenlyside, Piotr Beczala, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna, Annette Dasch, Nino Machaidze, Diana Damrau, Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Barbara Bonney, Deborah Voigt, Tamar Iveri, Joyce DiDonato, Angelika Kirchschlager, Natalia Ushakova, Aleksandra Kurzak, Ekaterina Bakanova, José Carreras or Neil Shicoff, have contributed with their own recipes. Graphics have been designed by Catherine Pisaroni. The book contains 272 pages and it has been edited by Rifko.

This is a videoclip of the "Making of":

Tickets for the Gala dinner cost 300 EUR and include a 8 course meal, a copy of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" and a gift from Montblanc.

At the Benefit Gala Dinner, world opera stars will cook their favorite recipes from the cookbook and chefs and supporting international winemakers will offer their wines.

Menu:

Nino Machaidze - Lobiani, Syrah 2007, Lammershoek

Anna Netrebko - Borschtsch, Barbera d'Asti 2007, Braida

Ferruccio Furlanetto - Wasabi-Risotto mit Rotbarben, Der Schrammler Grand Cuvèe 2008, Wieninger

Renè Pape - Sächsischer Sauerbraten mit Klöße und Rotkraut, 2004, Château Cos d'Estournel

Babara Bonney - Steaks mit Kartoffelgratin, 2001. Château Musar

Piotr Beczala - Apfelkuchen, Grand Cuvée 2007, Kracher

Joyce DiDonato - Zimtschnecken, Aszú 2005, Szepsy

Aleksandra Kurzak - Pflaumenkuchen, Portwein 1990, Niepoort

Dresscode: Cocktaildress, Anzug

Galaprogramm:

19.00 Uhr: Cocktail

19.45 Uhr: Mamorsaal, »Die Oper kocht« Making Of

20.00 Uhr: Galadinner der Opernstars

Videoclip of the presentation of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" from ORF 2: