GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, John Del Carlo / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophone Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/May/2011 ] A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti's comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made her a star in New York. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2010) Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, John Del Carlo / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophone DVD / DVD - released 26/May/2011 ] A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti's comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made her a star in New York. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
DonizettI: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 2009) Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien / Marco Armiliato (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Nov/2009 ] "Director Mary Zimmerman's…offers a Victorian gloss on the drama… which adds a fresh and fascinating resonance. This is reinforced by the filming, often steeply angled from front stage, and enjoys uncommonly strong choral and orchestral support." BBC |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder [Four last Songs] / Ein Heldenleben Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Netrebko sings with an opulence of voice and colour that doubters should be silenced." Financial Times, 5th December 2014 **** |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Complete Opera recorded in 2016) Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Armando Piña, Carlos Chausson / Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Marco Armiliato [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] "Netrebko's Manon soars over the rest of the cast, framed attentively, eloquently and imaginatively by Marco Armiliato and the Munich Radio Orchestra." BBC Music |
KALMAN / LEHAR / OFFENBACH / STRAUSS / HAHN / MESSAGER / etc
Souvenirs Anna Netrebko (soprano), Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume, with guests [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Nov/2008 ] Soprano superstar Anna Netrebko steps away from the operatic stage to create her most personal and intimate album yet. Souvenirs is a gorgeous collection of short and sparkling pieces that allow Anna to display her amazing voice and... |
W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (Complete opera) Anna Netrebko, Christine Schafer, Bo Skovhus, Dorothea Raschmann / Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2007 ] 'This Marriage of Figaro should go down in history as departing director Peter Ruzicka's greatest Salzburg achievement...four hours of perfection.' |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (Highlights) Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Bo Skovhus / Dorothea Roschmann / Wiener Philharmoniker / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Jun/2007 ] This generous single CD highlights selection captures the highpoints from the breathtaking performance of Mozart's Le Nozze Di Figaro at the 2006 Salzburg Festival. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Live From Red Square Moscow 2014 BLU-RAY Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / State Academic Symphony, Constantine Orbelian [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Two of the biggest names in opera join forces for a live performance from historic Red Square in the heart of Moscow, captured in stunning sound and vision with 18 high definition cameras and 5.1 cinema surround sound Recorded at a superb live... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Live From Red Square Moscow 2013 Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / State Academic Symphony, Constantine Orbelian [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Two of the biggest names in opera join forces for a live performance from historic Red Square in the heart of Moscow, captured in stunning sound and vision with 18 high definition cameras and 5.1 cinema surround sound. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Anna Bolena [complete opera recorded in 2011] Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Evelino Pido (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Feb/2012 ] With her sensational role debut at the Vienna State Opera, superstar diva Anna Netrebko displays a performance of rare vocal and dramatic power. The Russian soprano sings the role of the unjustly accused second wife of British King Henry VIII,... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 Anna Netrebko, Ian Bostridge, Thomas Hampson / Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/May/2014 ] "Shatteringly moving, superbly sung by Anna Netrebko, Ian Bostridge and Thomas Hampson" The Independent on Sunday, 10th November 2013 ***** |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ EMI Records / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "The pairing of Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato is a match made in heaven...This is one of the great choral recordings." Gramophone 2011 Award WINNER - Editor's Choice |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco (complete opera recorded in 2013) Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli / Philharmonia Chor Wien & Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Paolo Carignani [ Deutche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 30/May/2014 ] "Netrebko's upper range delivers operatic thrills (particularly once she's warmed up), though her more dramatically vivid treatment of Joan's more introspective moments make you eager for her to explore better-known Verdi." (Gramophone) |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (Complete opera recorded in 2007) Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin / Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Alfredo Daza / Christof Fischesser / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] Following the artistic success of their last DVD project, La Traviata from the 2005 Salzburg Festival, opera superstars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón bring their combined talents to Jules Massenet's Manon. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (Arias and Duets) Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Thomas Hampson / Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlo Rizzi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Nov/2005 ] "With talent and looks to burn, she has the world at her feet... she is such a singing actress, you thought mainly of Violetta, not of Anna Netrebko." (New York Sun) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (Complete opera) Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Thomas Hampson / Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlo Rizzi [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 13/Nov/2005 ] "With talent and looks to burn, she has the world at her feet... she is such a singing actress, you thought mainly of Violetta, not of Anna Netrebko." (New York Sun) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gala Concert from St.Petersburg BLU-RAY Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mischa Maisky (cello), Eliso Virsaladze (piano) & Viktor Tretjakov (violin) [ EuroArts Medici Arts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] This festive gala concert was held to mark the city's 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists. |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - Sempre Libera Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 |
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater / Nel chiuso centro - chamber cantata / etc [special edition] Anna Netrebko (soprano) & Marianna Pizzolato (contralto) / Orchestra dell' Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "the Russian diva's singing certainly won't disappoint - as thrillingly passionate here as it is in Romantic opera." (BBC Music) |