Anna Netrebko: Le Nozze di Fiagro, Salzburg 2006
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2006
- Anna Netrebko sings Susanna's 2nd act aria of "Le Nozze di Figaro", Mozart at the Salzburg Festival 2006. Countess: Dorothea Roeschmann, Cherubino: Christine Schaefer. Cond: N. Harnoncourt
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I was fortunate enough to attend the October 18th performance of Le Nozze di Figaro at the Metropolitan
Opera. The performance was technically perfect in almost every way. The singing was excellent, with no detectable hair riasing errors. A professional and smooth performance which is of course to be expected from the Met. The sets and costumes were both authentic and charming. The integration of the ensemble was also excellent. The Met orchestra played beautifully, as expected.
To be said in a Leo Bloom voice: "Ooh my god!"
This is fantastic. :)
And a mezzo usually. haha! ;) I love Christine Schaeffer more than life itself actually.
Tolle Aufnahme aus Graz !
Liebe Grüße aus Wien !
Yay! LOL
The making out between the 30sth old contessa and the 10sth old Cherubino gives the opera a whole disturbingly sick and new twist.
When asked by a journlist whether he had his own idea of tempi for "le Nozze", Harnoncourt replied: "well, it's not my fault if everybody have done it the wrong way so far".
Wow, I didn't think that Nebtreko could actually sing well. This sounds gorgeous and except for a few incomplete phrases (she never will learn to breath will she?) it is a great version of the song. The staging, there's alot more sexual innuendo in Mozart than stage directors have been willing to admit. I love it.
mmm, 3 naughty little Diva's!
This piece is in fact a trio where Susanne speaks for herself, the Countess and Cherubino. It is not Susanne kissing him...
Think about it!
Regarding the 2006 Salzburg Figaro, I have always thought that while Anna Netrebko is a marvellous performer, she is nevertheless miscast as Susanna. Surely Netrebko is a natural for the Countess, but with this role she falls short of the heights reached by such as Cotrubas and Popp.
This production created a lot of controversary because of Harnoncourt's tempi. It's very slow, too slow but Netrebko sings well within these parameters.
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Last night's Susanna, while a fine soprano, leaned toward the heavy side. The story does not ring true when the older Countess Almaviva is more beautiful than Susanna, as seen last night. In this Salzburg 2006 Figaro, updated to today, Anna is the perfect Susanna. Even though Le Nozze di Figaro is 221 years old it's not some old dried up story. This opera is about nothing but lusting, scheming, flirting and sex. And, it has a happy ending. I like happy endings.
Well. Later in the story Cherubino and the countess have a child together.
And now for something completely different...........
why are they kissing cherubino? can anyone explain please? This version is really nice :)
@LilMack549 Has Netrebko worked with Abbado? Can you tell me when and in which opera please?
Well, this folks look good and they sing well. Capito?
Sono perfettamente d'accordo per quanto riguarda la direzione e il cast. Ma per la regia no! Penso all'ennesima ripresa delle "nozze" scaligere di Strehler: una grande delusione, improponibile oggi! Qui invece abbiamo un grande esempio di teatro di regia, con un incredibile ricerca sul personaggio. Non v'è, infatti, una gran differenza col film di Ponnele, ad esempio. Solo che qui tutto è reso più evidente, ma anche pessimista. Mai pornografico. Ed è forse più giusto così.
In this scene Susanna, the maid, dresses Cherubino, a feverishly hot and bothered teenage boy, as a girl. Cherubino lusts after girls, women, dowagers, you name it. Not gay. That appears to be exactly what this scene in this production portrays.
If you and I are lucky "opera" is about love and sex and not so much about death. But alas, mostly it's about love and sex AND death.
Now, how professional was that? By the way, I think there's nothing bad about a few sensual moments in Mozart, since there is nothing more erotic to me than his music. He knew something, don't you think? And so did il caro abate Lorenzo... As long as it doesn't get too explicit it's fine with me, and I think it works perfectly. It's quite aesthetic, and Claus Guth is not among the directors who hate opera.
Does your nickname stand for your I.Q.?
There's no reason why the Countess and Cherubino can't have a little fun. Da Ponte's text, and Mozart's music certainly allow for this. It's a valid new interpretation - even Bernard Williams noticed the frisson there. By doing this, the director is taking away the identities of Susanna and the Countess as sympathetic characters, and makes the whole opera much darker than is usually interpretated.
No coment :/ I understand: these things in theatre, but in opera!!! It's.... bleee :P
This isn't "Venite inginocchiatevi" this is "Venite molestatemi"! If the director is so self indulgent why bother with da Ponte's prose he'd been better off writing his own at least the actions might have matched the words!! The only saving grace is Netrebko's singing!!
Who had the great idea, Netrebko or the director? Why put the gilt over the singer?
Have you anything against she?
If there is any wrong, it's the try to make a novelty, at any cost.
read the plays. the sexual tension is acutally usually played down - perhaps mistakenly so. This was over the top, but get over Madonna comparisons. Cher. and Ros. do have a child in the third play. That is just a fact. Whether or not you like it. If you want traditional takes on opera, please, go only to the met. you wont find shocking things there. Whether that is a good or bad thing, you can ask yourself.
A 3-way with a minor! What will they think of next??
But yes, it's certainly seductive staging which will keep the audience's attention. But does Netrebko really need that? She does sing this beautifully though, in a pretty straightforward, unimaginative manner. Maybe if one could see the rest of the production, this would make more sense.
Wow...did somebody get inspired by Madonna kissing Britney and Christina in a row?
Schwulengeschwätz!!!
yeah but the opera needs to combine acting too!
is not just listen to music
It's about time that opera try new things
I don't believe that this particular staging from Salzburg pretends to be radical or new... It just is what it is. You can't compare it to Sellar's version, since the context is completely different here.
Wichser!
hm the kissing _does_ take away from the opera, somewhat. it's not necessary for the listener to get what it's about.
I don't think Netrebko should sing Mozart. The voice needs to be much more open. I fine with her as Mimi or dramatic roles (I loved her in Lucia) but she doesn't have the facility for this role.
Narrowmindedness? Bad temper? Old fashioned and bitter? What is it, Katherine?
Christine Schäfer is great in this role. As for Netrebko, it shows she will do anything for commercialism. Anna covers her obvious lack of talent with gimmicks. Christine is a far better soprano, and also better looking and more talented.
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Despite all these positives the perfomance did not come together for me. There was no star, no focal point in last night's production. As technically proficient as the performance was, it lacked passion. It lacked heat. It lacked.....Anna. Anna Netrebko was the missing Susanna. Susanna is the object of men's desires. Susanna is so hot that the Count wants to "have her" on her wedding night, in defiance to his repeal of law stating that the Lord had such a right.
OMG WTF! What on earth and heaven are they doing?!? I didnt know Mozart personally but i really dont think this is how he imagined the scene! Wasnt the countess supposed to incarnate the virtue wrongfully accused? This interpretation makes the countess as much a whore as the count! I simply resent it! And in Beaumarchais' play was no allusion whatsoever, la mere coupable is something else, those events occur much later in time! And the singing isnt that good as well girlfriends...
Oh yes, Mozart is not theatrical. Not at all! Let's just stay at home and avoid going to see great productions. Mozart and da Ponte were not even aware of their time's potential! They just kept sweeping the dust under the carpet by writing politically correct operas that have nothing to tell us today. I just can't understand why all these wayward directors keep trying to convince us that opera is not a museum... Bleee!
Well, no matter what it is, this is gross and wrong. People do not expect a lesbian makeout scene at this opera. Cherubino is supposed to be about 5 to 6 years younger than Rosina and Susanna, who are supposed to be about 19. Maybe twenty years later, ok. But a 13-14 year old with a 19 year old, GROSS. This is a very odd production.
Also, to comment on Netrebko: She is a great singer, I think she is better suited for the Countess. I think she is a little too heavy for this role.
omgsh! this is the worst version of this scene. yuck!