Anna Netrebko will make her role debut in Eugene Onegin at the Wiener Staatsoper on 12. Apr 2013

The star soprano Anna Netrebko will make her eagerly awaited role debut as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Eugene Onegin at the Wiener Staatsoper on 12. April 2013. Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky will sing the title role. Dmitry Korchak will be Lensky and Stephanie Houtzeel will be Olga. On the podium Andris Nelsons.

Four shows are scheduled on 12., 15., 18. and 22. April 2013.

A Stunning Anna Netrebko in the Russian Edition of Vogue Magazine

The November issue of the Russian edition of Vogue Magazine has an interview and a really stunning collection of photos of Anna Netrebko by Peter Rigaud.

The interview and photo session were conducted at the Hotel Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom in April 2011, while the opera diva was singing the title role of Donizetti's Anna Bolena at the Wiener Staatsoper.

For the awesome photo session Anna wears a trench leather and polyester and a trench of gabardine, all by Jean Paul Gaultier, a Cashmere coat, leather boots, gloves and belt, all by Hermès, glasses by Prada, and a gold watch with diamonds, amethyst and enamel and earrings in white gold with pearls and diamonds, all by Chopard.

Deutsche Grammophon releases the live video recording of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper

The live video recording of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, Elina Garanca as Jane Seymour, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo as Henry VIII, Francesco Meli as Lord Percy and Elisabeth Kulman as Smeton, will be released by Deutsche Grammophon as DVD ( 2 DVD) on 14. Oct 2011 and as Blu-Ray (1 Blu-Ray Disc) on 4. Nov 2011.

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011

ANNA BOLENA | Gaetano Donizetti
Wiener Staatsoper 17. April 2011 | 19:00-22:15 | 1

Evelino Pidò | Dirigent
Eric Génovèse | Inszenierung
Jacques Gabel | Bühnenbild
Claire Sternberg | Bühnenbild
Luisa Spinatelli | Kostüme
Bertrand Couderc | Licht
Johannes Haider | Choreographie
Valérie Nègre | Regieassistenz

Anna Netrebko | Anna Bolena
Elina Garanca | Giovanna Seymour
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo | Enrico VIII
Francesco Meli | Lord Riccardo Percy
Elisabeth Kulman | Smeton
Dan Paul Dumitrescu | Lord Rochefort
Peter Jelosits | Sir Hervey

ROLE DEBUTS AT THE PREMIERE ON 2. APR 2011
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)

ROLE DEBUTS AT THE WIENER STAATSOPER AT THE PREMIERE ON 2. APR 2011
Evelino Pidó (Conductor)
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)
Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour)
Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton)
Francesco Meli (Lord Riccardo Percy)
Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey)
Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort)
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII)

CHARACTERS
Anna Bolena: Queen of England, wife of Enrico VIII (soprano)
Giovanna Seymour: court lady, mistress of Enrico VIII (mezzo-soprano)
Enrico VIII: King of England (bass)
Lord Riccardo Percy: knight, Anna's first love (tenor)
Lord Rochefort: Anna's brother and friend of Percy (bass)
Smeton: young court musician in love with Anna (contralto)
Sir Hervey: officer of the King Enrico VIII (tenor)

PLOT SUMMARY
Plot summary

LIBRETTO
Libretto: Italian/Spanish

HIGHLIGHTS
1. Act, 1. Scene: Si taciturna e mesta mai non vidi assemblea (Anna Netrebko)
1. Act, 1. Scene: Come, innocente giovane (Anna Netrebko)
1. Act, 2. Scene: Io sentii sulla mia mano (Anna Netrebko, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Peter Jelosits, Francesco Meli, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Chorus)
1. Act, 3. Scene: Cessa, cessa, tropp'oltre vai (Anna Netrebko, Dan Paul Dumitrescu)
1. Act, 3. Scene: Eccolo! io tremo! io gelo! (Anna Netrebko, Francesco Meli)
1. Act, 3. Scene: In quegli sguardi impresso (Anna Netrebko, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Peter Jelosits, Francesco Meli, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Chorus)
2. Act, 1. Scene: Sul suo capo aggravi un Dio (Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca)
2. Act, 3. Scene: Piangete voi?... Al dolce guidami (Anna Netrebko)
2. Act, 3. Scene: Copia iniqua, l'estremo vendetta (Anna Netrebko)

PRESS REVIEWS
Larry L. Lash, in his review of the premiere on 2. April 2011, wrote for Opera News: Netrebko's assumption of this Donizetti queen takes her one giant leap forward to claiming the title of diva assoluta del mondo. Her huge, plummy voice sounded as beautiful as ever, but her technique showed newfound confidence in passagework, particularly in trills, and seamless runs even to the lowest notes. 

George Loomis wrote for the New York Times on 12. April 2011: Ms. Netrebko scored a personal triumph as Anna Bolena, in what may be her greatest achievement since her “Traviata” at the 2005 Salzburg Festival.

BLOG REVIEWS
Blogger CommandOpera, in a terrific review of the premiere on 2. April 2011, wrote: Perhaps the most critically important Operatic performance of this generation took place over the past weekend at the Wiener Staatsoper. Why was this assumption of Miss Netrebko as Anna Bolena of such tremendous stature? Singularly, Miss Netrebko is the only vocal artist today of her rank and presence at this precise moment in time to define where the art form of Opera currently exists. 

PHOTOS

Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

 Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

lldebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Evelino Pidò (Conductor), little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Little girl (Anna Bolena's daughter), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Francesco Meli (Lord Percy) and Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Evelino Pidò (Conductor), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Evelino Pidò (Conductor) and Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII), Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena) and Francesco Meli (Lord Percy), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

 Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour) and Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Elina Garanca at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elisabeth Kulman at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Elisabeth Kulman, Anna Netrebko and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Hiroya

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott at the Wiener Staatsoper stage door, Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 17. Apr 2011. Photo: Helmut Flatscher

Preview: Anna Bolena, Wiener Staatsoper 2. Apr 2011

ANNA BOLENA | Gaetano Donizetti
Wiener Staatsoper 02. April 2011 | 19:00-22:15 | 1

Evelino Pidò | Dirigent
Eric Génovèse | Inszenierung
Jacques Gabel | Bühnenbild
Claire Sternberg | Bühnenbild
Luisa Spinatelli | Kostüme
Bertrand Couderc | Licht
Johannes Haider | Choreographie
Valérie Nègre | Regieassistenz

Anna Netrebko | Anna Bolena
Elina Garanca | Giovanna Seymour
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo | Enrico VIII
Francesco Meli | Lord Riccardo Percy
Elisabeth Kulman | Smeton
Peter Jelosits | Sir Hervey
Dan Paul Dumitrescu | Lord Rochefort

ROLE DEBUTS
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)

ROLE DEBUTS AT THE WIENER STAATSOPER
Evelino Pidó (Conductor)
Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena)
Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour)
Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton)
Francesco Meli (Riccardo Percy)
Peter Jelosits (Sir Hervey)
Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort)
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Enrico VIII)

CHARACTERS
Anna Bolena: Queen of England, wife of Enrico VIII (soprano)
Giovanna Seymour: court lady, mistress of Enrico VIII (mezzo-soprano)
Enrico VIII: King of England (bass)
Lord Riccardo Percy: knight, Anna's first love (tenor)
Lord Rochefort: Anna's brother and friend of Percy (bass)
Smeton: young court musician in love with Anna (contralto)
Sir Hervey: officer of the King Enrico VIII (tenor)

PLOT SUMMARY
Plot summary

LIBRETTO
Libretto in Italian

RADIO BROADCASTS
Ö1 | Live | 19:00
BR-Klassik | Live | 19:00
NDR | Live | 19:00

VIDEOCLIPS
Videoclip from the dress rehearsal


Videoclip of the rehearsals from Kultur Montag on ORF2


Videoclip from ZIB2 on ORF2

Interview to Netrebko at the Kurier

Today's edition of austrian newspaper Kurier publishes an interview to Anna Netrebko.

Next saturday, the russian opera diva makes the title role debut in Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper. The rest of the cast features Elina Garanca as Giovanna Seymour, Francesco Meli as Lord Percy, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo as Enrico VIII and Elisabeth Kulman as Smeton. The conductor is Evelino Pidó and the director is Eric Génovèse. The performances run from 2. April to 17. April 2011.

Netrebko confirms in the interview that next season she will sing the role of the Countess in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro", where Schrott will sin the role of the Count, and she will make the role debut as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" at the Wiener Staatsoper.

Among the new roles she is planning to sing in the future there are the title role of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" and Leonora in Verdi's "Il Trovatore". Nevertheless, she points out that, most likely, before singing those roles at the Wiener Staatsoper, she would do it first at a small opera house.

Netrebko unveils that a CD and DVD may be released from the recordings of the performances of "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper. Ö1 radio and ORF2 TV (with a slight delay) will live broadcast the premiere on 2. April 2011.

Breaking News - Anna Netrebko in "Eugene Onegin" next season at the Wiener Staatsoper

Austrian magazine News has just announced that Anna Netrebko will make her role debut as Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" next season at the Wiener Staatsoper.

We still have to confirm if Dmitri Hvorostovsky will sing the title role as it had been pointed out recently by the young russian tenor Dmitry Korchak in an interview to the french newspaper "La Dépêche".  Asked about his favorite roles Korchak said that among his future projects it was a "Eugene Onegin" at the Wiener Staatsoper with Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

Breaking News - Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky could sing in "Eugene Onegin" at the Wiener Staatsoper

Today's edition of the french newspaper La Dépêche publishes an interview to the young russian tenor Dmitry Korchak who is scheduled to make his debut at the Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse on 18. Mar 2011 as Il Conte d'Almaviva in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia".

Asked about his favorite roles Korchak said that among his future projects there is a "Eugene Onegin" at the Wiener Staatsoper with Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott as the Countess and Count in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" in 2013 in Wien

Austrian magazine NEWS publishes that Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott will be together as the Countess and the Count in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2013. Schrott, who recently got the spanish nationality, is so happy about that: "It will be like fireworks on the stage - Anna and I fighting on the stage as the Countess and the Count. We will try it fist in Baden-Baden and then in Wien".

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott will perform at the New Years Eve "Die Fledermaus" at the Wiener Staatsoper

The names of the surprise invited guests singing at the New Years Eve performance of Johann Strauss "Die Fledermaus" at the Wiener Staatsoper have been unveiled. Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott will be two invited guests at the Pince Orlofsky's party where they will sing two duets: "Lippen Schweigen" from Franz Lehár's "Die lustige Witwe" and "Bess, you is my woman now" from George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess".

The performance will be conducted by Patrick Lange and features Angelika Kirschschlager as Prince Orlofsky, Daniela Fally as Adele and Michael Schade as Alfred. The production is by Otto Schenk.

DG releases the Ioan Holender Farewell Gala Concert DVD

Deutsche Grammophon releases a 2 DVD recording of the Ioan Holender Farewell Concert held at the Wiener Staatsoper, Wien on 26. June 2010. Release dates are 29. October 2010 in Germany and Austria and 9. November 2010 in USA.

The Ioan Holender Farewell Gala was live broadcast by ORF 2 and it was really spectacular: 4 hours of performances, 2 conductors and around 50 singers.

DVD 1: Ioan Holender Farewell Concert
1. Opening Credits / Vorspann / Générique    0:49

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
2. Rienzi | Overture    11:43
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta

3. Opening remarks by Ioan Holender    2:44
Ioan Holender

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
4. Die Walküre | Erster Aufzug | “Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond”    3:36
Plácido Domingo, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Antonio Pappano

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
5. Il Trovatore | Act 2 | “Stride la vampa!”    3:36
Nadia Krasteva, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta

Jacques Offenbach (1819 – 1880)
6. Les Contes d’Hoffmann | Act 4 | “Hélas, mon coeur s’égare encore”    3:34
Eliane Coelho, Michaela Selinger, Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Herwig Pecoraro, Boaz Daniel, Marcus Pelz,
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
7. Così fan tutte, K.588 | Act 1 | “Un’aura amorosa”    5:39
Michael Schade, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

8. Così fan tutte, K.588 | Act 2 | “Sorella, cosa dici?” – “Prenderò quel brunettino”    5:19
Barbara Frittoli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Umberto Giordano (1867 – 1948)
9. Fedora | arr. Nick Ingman/Nick Patrick | Act 2 | “Amor ti vieta”    2:22
Ramón Vargas, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Fabio Luisi

Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
10. Hérodiade | Act 2 | “Ce breuvage pourrait me donner un tel reve! … Vision fugitive”    4:36
Boaz Daniel, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
11. Der Freischütz | Act 3 | “Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle”    5:59
Soile Isokoski, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Peter Schneider

Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
12. Die schweigsame Frau, Op.80 | Act 3 | “Wie schön ist doch die Musik”    4:54
Thomas Quasthoff, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Peter Schneider

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
13. Linda di Chamounix | Act 1 | “O luce di quest’anima”    4:04
Stefania Bonfadelli, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
14. Tristan und Isolde | Act 3 | “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (Isoldes Liebestod)    7:44
Waltraud Meier, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Antonio Pappano

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
15. I vespri siciliani | Act 3 | “In braccio alle dovizie”    6:53
Leo Nucci, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868)
16. William Tell | French version (1829) | Act 3 | “Sois immobile”    3:20
Thomas Hampson, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Fabio Luisi

Franz Lehár (1870 – 1948)
17. The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) | Act 1 | Duett: “So kommen Sie!…Ich bin eine anständige Frau”    5:12
Angelika Kirchschlager, Michael Schade, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Wilfried Hiller (1941)
18. Das Traumfresserchen | “Holenderchen! Ich war dein Traumfresserchen!”    1:45
Herwig Pecoraro, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
19. Gianni Schicchi | “Avete torto!…Firenze è come un albero fiorito”    3:28
Saimir Pirgu, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
20. Nabucco | Act 3 | “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate”    5:32
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Thomas Lang, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
21. Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 | Original version, Vienna 1786 | Act 3 | “E Susanna non vien!”    6:54
Barbara Frittoli, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835)
22. La Sonnambula | Act 2 | “Ah, non credea mirarti”    9:46
Diana Damrau, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

Total Playing Time 1:49:29

DVD 2: Ioan Holender Farewell Concert
Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)
1. Roméo et Juliet | Act 2 | “L’amour, l’amour…Ah! Lève-toi, soleil”    5:49
Ramón Vargas, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Plácido Domingo

Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
2. Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op.65 | Act 3 | “Nun will ich jubeln”    8:11
Adrianne Pieczonka, Deborah Polaski, Ileana Tonca, Zoryana Kushpler, Michaela Selinger, Teodora Gheorghiu, Roxana Constantinescu, Aura Twarowska, Johan Botha, Falk Struckmann, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
3. Tristan und Isolde | Act 2 | “O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe”    5:31
Petra-Maria Schnitzer, Peter Seiffert, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
4. Don Carlo | Version 1867 for the Paris Opéra | “Elle ne m’aime pas”    10:21
Ferruccio Furlanetto, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 – 1957)
5. Die tote Stadt | Act 1 | “Glück, das mir verblieb” (Mariettalied)    6:17
Angela Denoke, Stephen Gould, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
6. Werther | Act 3 | “Werther…Qui m’aurait dit…Je vous écris de ma petite chambre”    7:40
Roxana Constantinescu, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

7. Werther | Act 3 | “Toute mon âme est là!…Pourquoi me réveiller”    3:44
Piotr Beczala, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
8. Le villi | “Se come voi piccina io fossi”    5:42
Krassimira Stoyanova, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Simone Young

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
9. Lohengrin | Act 3 | “In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten”    6:31
Johan Botha, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Simone Young

Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
10. Arabella | Act 1 | “Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich!”    6:50
Adrianne Pieczonka, Genia Kühmeier, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
11. Manon | Act 3 | “Je marche sur tous les chemins… Obéissons quand leur voix appelle”    7:23
Anna Netrebko, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
12. La fille du régiment | Act 2 | “C’en est donc fait” / “Salut à la France”    9:05
Natalie Dessay, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
13. La forza del destino | Act 4 | “Pace, pace, mio Dio!”    5:53
Violeta Urmana, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta

Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)
14. Faust | Version 1860/1869 | Act 3 | “Quel trouble inconnu…Salut! Demeure chaste et pure”    6:36
Piotr Beczala, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
15. Das Rheingold | Scene 2 | “Über Stock und Stein”    6:50
Elisabeth Kulman, Adrian Eröd, Gergely Németi, Boaz Daniel, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
16. Macbeth | Act 4 | “Perfidi! All’anglo contro me v’unite!…Pietà, rispetto, onore”    5:54
Simon Keenlyside, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Guillermo García Calvo

17. Closing remarks by Ioan Holender    1:08
Ioan Holender

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
18. Falstaff | Act 3 | “Tutto nel mondo è burla”    3:20
Krassimira Stoyanova, Ileana Tonca, Elisabeth Kulman, Nadia Krasteva, Gergely Németi, Herwig Pecoraro, Michael Roider, Boaz Daniel, Leo Nucci, Alfred Sramek, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Franz Welser-Möst

19. Credits / Abspann / Générique fin    2:34

Total Playing Time 1:55:19

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins…Obéissons quand leur voix appelle" from the 3rd Act of Massenet's "Manon". Bertrand de Billy conducts.

Anna Netrebko singing "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko, Ioan Holender, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Zubin Mehta and Plácido Domingo, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

The premiere of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper will be broadcast live on BR-Klassik

The premiere of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" at the Wiener Staatsoper on 2. April 2011, starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, making her role debut,  Elina Garanca as Giovanna Seymour, Francesco Meli as Lord Riccardo Percy, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo as Enrico VIII and Elisabeth Kulman as Smeton, will be broadcast live on BR-Klassik German radio. Eric Génovèse is the stage director and maestro Evelino Pidó conducts the Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper.

Anna Netrebko at the Ioan Holender's Farewell Gala at the Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010

London 26. June 2010 13:30. Anna Netrebko arrives to the stage door of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She is almost running, carrying a huge Daisy in her arms. She had to meet Antonio Pappano, Plácido Domingo and Ferruccio Furlanetto, who had been performing at the dress rehearsal of Simon Boccanegra the same morning, to take a minivan to the airport and take a private jet to Wien to attend the spectacular Ioan Holender's farewell gala at the Wiener Staatsoper, scheduled on the same day. Two minivan were waiting for the group. Anna Netrebko, with her huge Daisy, Ferruccio Furlaneto and Antonio Pappano took the first minivan. Plácido Domingo and Simon Keenlyside took the second one.

Plácido Domingo and Joseph Calleja at the ROH stage door after the dress rehearsal for Simon Boccanegra. Plácido Domingo and Simon Keenlyside take the minivan to the airport to fly to Wien.

The Ioan Holender's farewell gala was really spectacular. More than four hours of performances, with 12 conductors and around 50 singers. The gala was broadcast live by ORF 2.

"EIN MARSCHALL DER BÜHNE…" - WELTSTARS VERABSCHIEDEN IOAN HOLENDER

Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010

I. TEIL

COSI FAN TUTTE, Un' aura amorosa - Michael Schade, Franz Welser-Möst

COSI FAN TUTTE, Prendero quel brunettino - Barbara Frittoli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Franz Welser-Möst

FEDORA, Amor ti vieta - Ramon Vargas, Fabio Luisi

HËRODIADE, Vision fugitive - Boaz Daniel, Bertrand de Billy

DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU, Wie schön ist doch die Musik - Thomas Quasthoff, Peter Schneider

LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX, O luce di questa anima - Stefania Bonfadelli, Marco Armiliato

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Liebestod - Waltraud Meier, Antonio Pappano

I VESPRI SICILIANI, In braccio alle dovizie - Leo Nucci, Marco Armiliato

GUILLAUME TELL, Sois immobile - Thomas Hampson, Fabio Luisi

DIE LUSTIGE WITWE, Duett Valencienne â Camille - Angelika Kirchschlager, Michael Schade, Franz Welser-Möst

II. TEIL

DIE WALKÜRE, Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond - Plácido Domingo, Antonio Pappano

DAS TRAUMFRESSERCHEN, Lied des Traumfresserchen - Herwig Pecoraro

GIANNI SCHICCHI, Avete torto - Saimir Pirgu, Marco Armiliato

NABUCCO, Va pensiero - Chor, Thomas Lang

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Dove sono - Barbara Frittoli, Bertrand de Billy

LA SONNAMBULA, Ah non credea - Diana Damrau, Chor, Marco Armiliato

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, Ah! Leve toi soleil - Ramón Vargas, Plácido Domingo

DER RIESE VOM STEINFELD, Lied vom traurigen Montag - Thomas Hampson, Michael Halasz

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN, Finale - Falk Struckmann, Johan Botha, Adrianne Pieczonka, Deborah Polanski, Ileana Tonca, Teodora Gheorghiu, Roxana Constantinescu, Zoryana Kushpler, Michaela Selinger, Aura Twarowska, Damenchor, Franz Welser-Möst

III. TEIL

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, O sink hernieder - Peter Seiffert, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Violeta Urmana, Franz Welser-Möst

DON CARLOS, Elle ne m'aime pas - Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bertrand de Billy

DIE TOTE STADT, Glück das mir verblieb - Angela Denoke, Stephen Gould, Franz Welser-Möst

WERTHER, Briefszene - Roxana Constantinescu, Bertrand de Billy

WERTHER, Pourquoi me reveiller? - Piotr Beczala, Bertrand de Billy

LE VILLI, Se come voi - Krassimira Stoyanova, Simone Young

LOHENGRIN, Gralserzählung - Johan Botha, Simone Young

OTELLO, Credo in un Dio crudel - Falk Struckmann, Bertrand de Billy

ARABELLA, Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich - Adrianne Pieczonka, Genia Kühmeier, Franz Welser-Möst

MANON, Je marche sur tous les chemins - Anna Netrebko, Chor, Betrand de Billy

LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, Par le rang - Natalie Dessay, Herrenchor, Marco Armiliato

LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Pace, pace - Violeta Urmana, Zubin Mehta

FAUST, Salut! Demeure chaste et peure - Piotr Beczala, Bertrand de Billy

DAS RHEINGOLD, Ãœber Stock und Stein - Adrian Eröd, Elisabeth Kulmann, Boaz Daniel, Gergely Nemeti, Franz Welser-Möst

MACBETH, Pieta, rispetto - Simon Keenlyside, Guillermo García Calvo

FALSTAFF, Fuge - Leo Nucci, Boaz Daniel, Krassimira Stoyanova, Ileana Tonca, Gergely Nemeti, Nadia Krasteva, Elisabeth Kulmann, Herwig Pecoraro, Alfred Sramek, Michael Roider, Franz Welser-Möst

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon". Bertrand de Billy conducts.

Photos

Musikalische Rückschau, Der Direction Ioan Holender 1991-2010, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Ioan Holender, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette

Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette