Rabu, 07 November 2012

Anna Netrebko in a concert performance of Giovanna D'Arco at the Salzburger Festspiele 2013

The programme of the Salzburger Festspiele 2013 has been just released. Anna Netrebko will sing the tittle role of Giuseppe Verdi's Giovanna D'Arco at the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, on 6., 10. and 13. August 2013. The cast includes Plácido Domingo as Giacomo. The opera will be performed in concert version.

PROGRAM DETAIL

Giuseppe Verdi • Giovanna d’Arco 
6., 10., 13. August 2013

Dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Temistocle Solera (1815–1878), based on the drama Die Jungfrau von Orléans by Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)

Concert performance
With German and English surtitles

LEADING TEAM
Paolo Carignani, Conductor
Walter Zeh, Chorus Master

CAST
Anna Netrebko, Giovanna d’Arco
Fabio Sartori, Carlo VII
Plácido Domingo, Giacomo
Roberto Tagliavini, Talbot
Member of the YSP, Delil
Philharmonia Chor
Wien Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Senin, 05 November 2012

Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012

IOLANTA
Music by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concert opera performance

Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
Martin Batič, conductor
Janez Podlesek, concert master

Soloists
Anna Netrebko, Jolanta, blind daughter of King René
Sergey Skorokhodov, Count Vaudémont, Burgundy Knight
Alexei Markov, Robert, Duke of Burgundy
Vitalij Kovaljow, René, Provençal king
Luka Debevec Mayer, Bertrand, manager of the manor
YunHo You, Almeric, squire of King René
Nuška Rojko, Laura, Jolantina friend
Monica Bohinec, Martha, wife of Bertrand, Jolantina nurse
Theresa Plut, Brigitte, Jolantina friend
Lucas Meachem, Ibn-Hakia, doctor

REPORT
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012
By Herbert

Tonight it was a "home match" for me - IOLANTA at the Gasteig/Philharmonie in Munich. The house was packed and I only spotted 2 free seats.

As planned, there was a cast change which I appreciated very much: The role of Robert was sung by Russian baritone Alexey Markov (as in Baden-Baden 2009 and in Salzburg 2011), and Lucas Meachem (who sang Robert in Ljubljana) took over the role of Ebn-Hakia, the doctor. I like Markov's voice very much, and he will sing in Berlin, Frankfurt and Essen, too (but not in Nürnberg and Wien).

After Ljubljana and Stuttgart it was the third performance of Iolanta, and it was a great success for Anna and the other singers, who got many curtain calls.

At the stage door Anna was in a relaxed and jolly mood, and she even answered some questions in German!

PHOTOS
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert

Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Gasteig/Philharmonie, München 5. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert

Selasa, 30 Oktober 2012

Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012

IOLANTA
Music by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concert opera performance

Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
Martin Batič, conductor
Janez Podlesek, concert master

Soloists
Anna Netrebko, Jolanta, blind daughter of King René
Sergey Skorokhodov, Count Vaudémont, Burgundy Knight
Lucas Meachem, Robert, Duke of Burgundy
Vitalij Kovaljow, René, Provençal king
Luka Debevec Mayer, Bertrand, manager of the manor
YunHo You, Almeric, squire of King René
Nuška Rojko, Laura, Jolantina friend
Monica Bohinec, Martha, wife of Bertrand, Jolantina nurse
Theresa Plut, Brigitte, Jolantina friend
Vladislav Sulimski, Ibn-Hakia, doctor

REPORT
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012
By Herbert

After a 6-hour-train-journey I arrived at Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia – a nice city with a beautiful Old Town and a great number of young people (a typical university town).

At the Cankarjev Dom – not a very attractive building from the outside – there was the first performance of IOLANTA, before it will be shown in many other places in Europe. Emmanuel Villaume conducted the “Orkester Slovenske filharmonije”. Anna Netrebko sang the role of the blind Iolanta. The other main characters were sung by Vitalij Kovaljov (King René), Sergej Skorohodov (Vaudémont), Lucas Meachem (Robert), Vladislav Sulimski (Ibn Hakia), and Monika Bohinec (Marta).

Anna, of course, was the star of the evening, as she was in Baden-Baden and Salzburg where she had performed Iolanta already. She is so convincing, and her voice is just magnificent.

After the show she could spend only a few minutes at the stage entrance because it was so cold outside and her chauffeur was waiting for her.

Good luck for the performances to come!

PHOTOS
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana 30. Oct 2012. Photo: Herbert