Name: Anna Netrebko - Live at the Metropolitan Opera by Anna Netrebko
Brand: Anna Netrebko
SKU: 028947799030
Price: 9.9 USD
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LIVE

It would be happy news for opera fans if this release indicated the beginning a trend for the Metropolitan Opera: releasing albums of excerpts of operas from its vast archive that showcase the work of individual singers. Recitals of operatic arias and scenes recorded in the studio are a dime a dozen (and for a rising star, a practically obligatory rite of passage). The results can easily sound sterile and formulaic; the same repertoire for each voice type gets endlessly recycled, the supporting singers are seldom of the highest quality, and the orchestral accompaniment is a wild card, sometimes stellar and sometimes barely adequate. A series of releases from the Met would guarantee a high quality of orchestral and choral support, excellent soloists in the extended scenes and ensemble pieces, and the dynamic charge of live performance that's rarely captured in the studio. This release is all of those things, besides being a glowing testimony to Netrebko's artistry; her immersion in her roles and easy dramatic flair for both comedy and tragedy, the breadth of the repertoire in which she excels, and her remarkable voice: velvety, lustrous, beguiling.
This collection was released in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Netrebko's Met debut in 2002 as Natasha in Prokofiev's War and Peace, and includes a rhapsodic scene (with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ekaterina Semenchuk) from that production. Every track is fully satisfying. The Mad Scene from Lucia is chilling in Netrebko's haunted and haunting performance. The two scenes from Roméo et Juliette are high points. There's real chemistry between Netrebko and Roberto Alagna, and their duet, "Huit d'hyménée," is vocally gorgeous and saturated with sensuality. The delightful trio from Don Pasquale, which also features Juan Diego Flórez and Mariusz Kwiecien, offers ample evidence of the performers' sly humor. This is a release that will be indispensible for Netrebko's fans. There is some variability in the sound quality and ambience between tracks, but its impact is negligible because it's never less than very fine.

1. Bellini: I Puritani / Act 2 - Qui la voce sua soave

by Anna Netrebko, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Patrick Summers

Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Patrick Summers; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Composer
Conductor: Patrick Summers; Conductor
Author: Carlo Pepoli; Production

2. Prokofiev: War And Peace, Op.91 - Ya ne budu ... Duet: Kak solntze za garoi

by Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

Baritone: Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Ekaterina Semenchuk
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Valery Gergiev; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Ekaterina Semenchuk; Performer
Performer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Anna Netrebko
Ekaterina Semenchuk; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev; Composer
Conductor: Valery Gergiev; Conductor
Author: Sergei Prokofiev
Leo Tolstoy
Mira Alexandrovna Mendelson; Production

3. Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 2 - "Vedrai, carino"

by Anna Netrebko, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sylvain Cambreling

Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Sylvain Cambreling; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Composer
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling; Conductor
Author: Lorenzo Da Ponte; Production

4. Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Act 3 - "Senz'andar lungi...La morale in tutto questo"

by Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Flórez, Mariusz Kwiecien, Simone Alaimo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Benini, Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Baritone: Mariusz Kwiecien; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Juan Diego Flórez
Mariusz Kwiecien
Maurizio Benini
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Simone Alaimo; Main Performer
Bass: Simone Alaimo; Performer
Performer: Juan Diego Flórez
Mariusz Kwiecien
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Simone Alaimo
Anna Netrebko; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Tenor: Juan Diego Flórez; Performer
Choir/chorus: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Maurizio Benini; Conductor
Author: Gaetano Donizetti
Angelo Anelli
Giovanni Ruffini; Production

5. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "Ah, più non ragiono!..."

by Anna Netrebko, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Eric Halfvarson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Asher Fisch

Bass: Eric Halfvarson; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Asher Fisch
Eric Halfvarson
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Nancy Fabiola Herrera; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Nancy Fabiola Herrera; Performer
Performer: Eric Halfvarson
Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Anna Netrebko; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi; Composer
Conductor: Asher Fisch; Conductor
Author: Francesco Maria Piave
Victor Marie Hugo; Production

6. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - Nuit d'hymnénée!

by Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Plácido Domingo

Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Plácido Domingo
Roberto Alagna; Main Performer
Performer: Roberto Alagna
Anna Netrebko; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Tenor: Roberto Alagna; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Plácido Domingo; Conductor
Author: Jules Barbier
Michel Carré; Production

7. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - "Dieu! quel frisson" / "Amour, ranime mon courage"

by Anna Netrebko, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Plácido Domingo

Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Plácido Domingo; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Plácido Domingo; Conductor
Author: Michel Carré
Jules Barbier; Production

8. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3 - "Il dolce suono" - "Ardon gl'incensi"

by Anna Netrebko, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato, Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Marco Armiliato
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Anna Netrebko; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Choir/chorus: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti; Composer
Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Conductor
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Salvatore Cammarano; Production

9. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 3 - "Pourtant, ô ma fiancée" ... "C'est une chanson d'amour"

by Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
James Levine
Joseph Calleja
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Anna Netrebko
Joseph Calleja; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Tenor: Joseph Calleja; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Conductor: James Levine; Conductor
Author: Jules Barbier
Michel Carré; Production

10. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 3 - "Donde lieta uscì"

by Anna Netrebko, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Performer: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Marco Armiliato
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Main Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Conductor
Author: Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa; Production

11. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla"

by Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

Primary Artist: Anna Netrebko
Marco Armiliato
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Piotr Beczala; Main Performer
Performer: Anna Netrebko
Piotr Beczala; Performer
Soprano: Anna Netrebko; Performer
Tenor: Piotr Beczala; Performer
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Marco Armiliato; Conductor
Author: Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 5 minutes and 59 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

2/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Classical, Opera, Vocal

Label

Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

Germany

Language

Italian
Russian
French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 19, 2011

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

28947799030

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Anna Netrebko - Live at the Metropolitan Opera

1. Bellini: I Puritani / Act 2 - Qui la voce sua soave

2. Prokofiev: War And Peace, Op.91 - Ya ne budu ... Duet: Kak solntze za garoi

3. Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 2 - "Vedrai, carino"

4. Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Act 3 - "Senz'andar lungi...La morale in tutto questo"

5. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "Ah, più non ragiono!..."

6. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - Nuit d'hymnénée!

7. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - "Dieu! quel frisson" / "Amour, ranime mon courage"

8. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3 - "Il dolce suono" - "Ardon gl'incensi"

9. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 3 - "Pourtant, ô ma fiancée" ... "C'est une chanson d'amour"

10. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 3 - "Donde lieta uscì"

11. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla"

Technical Specifications

Anna Netrebko - Live at the Metropolitan Opera

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1. Bellini: I Puritani / Act 2 - Qui la voce sua soave

2. Prokofiev: War And Peace, Op.91 - Ya ne budu ... Duet: Kak solntze za garoi

3. Mozart: Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527 / Act 2 - "Vedrai, carino"

4. Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Act 3 - "Senz'andar lungi...La morale in tutto questo"

5. Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "Ah, più non ragiono!..."

6. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - Nuit d'hymnénée!

7. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 4 - "Dieu! quel frisson" / "Amour, ranime mon courage"

8. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Act 3 - "Il dolce suono" - "Ardon gl'incensi"

9. Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 3 - "Pourtant, ô ma fiancée" ... "C'est une chanson d'amour"

10. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 3 - "Donde lieta uscì"

11. Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "O soave fanciulla"

Technical Specifications