"Oh music, I thank you!" is the title of the concert which will take place at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg on 25. March 2010, to mark Elena Matusovskaya’s anniversary.
Anna Netrebko was Mimi, Sergei Semishkur was Rodolfo, Karina Chepurnova was Musetta, Vasily Gerello was Marcello, Vladimir Samsonov was Schaunard and Ilya Bannik was Colline. The proudction was by Ian Judge. Mikhail Agrest conducted the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater.
Anna Netrebko made her debut as Mimi on 3. Jan 2006 in an unforgettable performance of the same Ian Judge's production of La Bohème at the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg, with Rolando Villazón making her debut at the Mariinsky as Rodolfo and Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra Mariinsky Theatre, being also his debut conducting La Bohème.
Since then, Anna Netrebko has been singing the role of Mimi in the same Ian Judge's production at the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg on 23. Mar 2007, 29. Feb 2008 and 21. Jan 2010, all of them with Sergei Semishkur as Rodolfo and conducted by Mikhail Agrest.
Photos
Mikhail Agrest, Vladimir Samsonov, Anna Netrebko, Sergei Semishkur, Karina Chepurnova, Vasily Gerello and Ilya Bannik at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko, Sergei Semishkur and Karina Chepurnova at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Vladimir Samsonov, Anna Netrebko, Mikhail Agrest, Sergei Semishkur, Karina Chepurnova, Vasily Gerello and Ilya Bannik at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko, Mikhail Agrest and Sergei Semishkur at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Mikhail Agrest at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Mikhail Agrest at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Mikhail Agrest at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Samsonov at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Samsonov at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Samsonov at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Anna Netrebko at the final curtain call. La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010. Photo: Olga
Videoclips Anna Netebko (Mimi), Sergei Semishkur (Rodolfo), La Bohème, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 21. Jan 2010
The programme includes scenes from Iolanta, The Queen of Spades and Mazeppa. Tickets range from US$ 29 to US$ 150. The principal casts are:
IOLANTA Iolanta: Anna Netrebko Robert: Alexei Markov Count Vaudémont: Sergei Skorokhodov
THE QUEEN OF SPADES Prilepa: Irina Mataeva Zlatogor: Edem Umerov Milovzor: Zlata Bulycheva
MAZEPPA Mazeppa: Edem Umerov Maria: Victoria Yastrebova Lyubov: Elena Vitman Kochubey: Mikhail Kit Iskra: Dmitri Voropaev Drunk Cossack: Nikolay Gassiev
