On new year's eve the Metropolitan Opera presented Anna Netrebko in three scenes from Puccini operas.
Conductor...............Yannick Nézet-Séguin
La Bohème Act 1
Mimí....................Anna Netrebko
Rodolfo.................Matthew Polenzani
Marcello................Quinn Kelsey
Schaunard...............Davide Luciano
Colline.................Christian Van Horn
Benoit..................Arthur Woodley
Tosca: Act 1
Tosca...................Anna Netrebko
Cavaradossi ............Yusif Eyvazov
Scarpia.................Evgeny Nikitin
Sacristian..............Patrick Carfizzi
Angelotti...............Kyle Albertson [Debut]
Spoletta................Tony Stevenson
Turandot: Act II
Turandot................Anna Netrebko
Calaf...................Yusif Eyvazov
Liu.....................Michelle Bradley
Ping....................Alexey Lavrov
Pang....................Tony Stevenson
Pong....................Eduardo Valdes
I listened to the audio and thought the whole evening was beautiful, worth going to New York for. Her "In questa regia" was spectacular. The internet is worrying away that Turandot is too heavy for her and that she will ruin her voice. My own opinion--why does one blog if not to give ones opinion?--is that she keeps enough lightness in her voice to avoid stress. I don't hear pushing. I predict we will love this when we get the whole opera.
Happy New Year.
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