Anna Netebko and Erwin Schrott at the New Year's Eve Concert at the Semperoper Dresden on 30. Dec 2010

René Fleming was scheuled to sing Franz Lehár's “Die lustige Witwe” at the Semperoper Dresden on 30. and 31. December 2010. Weather conditions in New York, a huge snow, did not allow her to reach Dresden in time to attend the first of the performances. To cover René Fleming at the Semperoper Dresden no one else than Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott as special invited guests.

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, who were in Wien and they were the surprise invited guest at the Wiener Staatsoper on New Year's Eve on 31. December 2010, moved to Dresden to perform on the Silvesterkonzert on 30. December 2010. The programme and cast for this performance was the following:

Silvesterkonzert, Emmerich Kálmán: “Heia, Heia, in den Bergen” aus “Die Csárdásfürstin” | Pablo Ziegler: “Rojo tango” | Franz Lehár: Auszüge aus “Die lustige Witwe”, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden 30. Dec 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Erwin Schrott (Bass-baritone); Anna Gabler (Hanna Glawari), Christopher Maltman (Graf Danilo Danilowitsch), Carolina Ullrich (Valencienne), Andrej Dunaev (Camille du Rossillon), Tom Martinsen (Baron Mirko Zeta), Christoph Pohl (Vicomte de Cascada), Aaron Pegram (Raoul de St. Brioche), Sangmin Lee (Kromow), Ilhun Jung (Bogdanowitsch), Gerald Hupach (Pritschitsch), Valda Wilson (Lolo), Stephanie Atanasov (Dodo), Romy Petrick (Clo-clo), Arantza Ezenarro (Jou-jou), Gala El Hadidi (Margot); Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott in the Silvesterkonzert at the Semperoper Dresden on 30. Dec 2010

Anna Netrebko will sing "Stabat Mater" and other works by Pergolesi in Dresden on 27. Nov 2010

Anna Netrebko and the italian mezzo-soprano Marianna Pizzolato will give a concert on Saturday 27. November 2010 20:30 (CET) at the Frauenkirche, Dresden. The programme of the concert will be the Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's „Stabat Mater“ and other works. Bertrand de Billy will conduct the Staatskapelle Dresden.

The concert will be broadcast by ZDF in March/April 2011. Tickets can be ordered now and they will be sold by the end of September. Price of tickets range from 19 EUR to 94 EUR.

Passionsmusik aus der Dresdner Frauenkirche, Stabat Mater and other works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Frauenkirche, Dresden 27. Nov 2010 – Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (Mezzo-soprano); Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden, Bertrand de Billy [ZDF broadcast]

Anna Netrebko and Marianna Pizzolato, with Antonio Pappano conducting the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Roma, sang the Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" and other works at the Baden-Baden Gala 2010 on 27. and 29. July 2010. The performance were recorded live and a CD will be released by Deutsche Grammophon in March 2011.

Anna Netrebko, Marianna Pizzolato and Antonio Pappano, Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater"and other works, Baden-Baden Gala 2010, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden 29. July 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Marianna Pizzolato, Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" and other works, Baden-Baden Gala 2010, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden 29. July 2010. Photo: Herbert