tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post4543896078150714409..comments2023-04-05T03:04:13.096-07:00Comments on Opera Forum: Anna Netrebko, the superstar for the 21st centuryNacho Ventura.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15714180028244665211noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-73740631240292872322007-12-04T12:56:00.000-08:002007-12-04T12:56:00.000-08:00Hello everyone!Antique-rose, thank you very much f...Hello everyone!<BR/><BR/>Antique-rose, thank you very much for leaving your comment here! It makes me glad knowing that people visit my blog. I'm an Opera-lover and I want to share this passion with all those who love opera. As I said in my first post, I want this blog to be an open space for debating, exchange ideas, opinions, etc.<BR/><BR/>Carlos, I didn't mean that <B>"Rigoletto"</B> and <B>"La Bohème"</B> belonged to the <I>belcanto period</I>, we both know very well that the best icons of it are Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti. Verdi is considered belonging to the <I>romantic period</I> and Puccini to the <I>verismo perdiod</I> eventhough a quite moderated one. What I meant is that both <B>"Rigoletto"</B> and <B>"La Bohème"</B>, compared to the rest of the operas of both composers, have belcanto reminiscences, and they demand and must be sung <I>"alla maniera de"</I> belcanto style. Anyway, it is an interesting subject to discuss about, probably I'll be posting an article on the different tendencies of Opera schools in the future. By the way, I've been in Barcelona in February of this year for the first time, I LOVED IT!!! Congrats for the city you have!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everybody!!!<BR/>Nacho Ventura.-Nacho Ventura.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15714180028244665211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-12933661652592026022007-12-04T00:30:00.000-08:002007-12-04T00:30:00.000-08:00Hi everyone, I love Netrebko and it is cool forum ...Hi everyone, I love Netrebko and it is cool forum I also don't believe that she is with Rolando, I think they kind of hint at it because it helps record sales, lol. She was also linked to Valery Gergiev long time ago, interesting if that was true at all...I saw him in the magazine with a Netrebko look-a-like on the picture! I first thought it was Anna, but turns out it's a pianist- Lola Astanova also Russian. Looks like Gergiev has found another Netrebko... je-je.<BR/>http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/standupdesk/uploaded_images/28715-hi-Orchestra-718350.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-64381896326617552442007-12-03T10:24:00.000-08:002007-12-03T10:24:00.000-08:00Hi Nacho,Definitely we have different point of vie...Hi Nacho,<BR/><BR/>Definitely we have different point of views on some aspects.<BR/><BR/>You are right about Donna Anna, you did not said it was in Salzburg but you said that it was conducted by Harnoncourt, as he did it in Salzburg. According to the information I have, her first one was at the Mariinsky. I can not say who was the conductor, but probably it was not Harnoncourt.<BR/><BR/>Bel canto takes place before Verdi and some of the main composers are Donizetti, Rossini and Bellini. So I would not say that any of the operas from Verdi or Puccini belong to the bel canto period. <BR/><BR/>I knew you were aware of the cast changes for Roméo et Juliette, as you had post them before this article.<BR/><BR/>Anna split with her long-time boyfriend Simone Alberghini some time ago. She said that she has started a new relationship some months ago, but I do not believe at all that she is with Rolando as a couple. As far as I know, Rolando was living in Paris and recently he was looking for an appartment in Barcelona. Some friends of a friend of mine saw him in Barcelona and they were talking to him for a while, telling them that he was looking for an appartmente there. Some people believe that her new boyfriend coul be Erwin Schrott.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from Barcelona<BR/>CarlosCarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519033651140851117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-90315158040408821392007-12-02T21:12:00.000-08:002007-12-02T21:12:00.000-08:00Carlos, thanks a million for leaving your comments...Carlos, thanks a million for leaving your comments!... Anyway, let me correct some things:<BR/><BR/>1)Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko are a couple, I don't know exactly whether they are married or not but, as a matter of fact they live together in Austria.<BR/><BR/>2)I never said her first <I>Donna Anna</I> was at the Salzburg Festival, I only said it was in 2002. Nevertheless you are right with Rolando Villazón cancelling his performances for <B>"Roméo et Juliette"</B>, actually the role of <I>Roméo</I> will be sung by Kaiser, Alagna and Polenzani; and the New Year's Eve Gala will be conducted by Paul Nadler.<BR/><BR/>3)Definitely, <B>"Rigoletto"</B> and <B>"La Bohème"</B> belong to the belcanto repertoire.<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks a lot for your comments!Nacho Ventura.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15714180028244665211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-52067977177408327432007-12-02T01:30:00.000-08:002007-12-02T01:30:00.000-08:00Her first Dona Anna was at the Mariinsky Theater o...Her first Dona Anna was at the Mariinsky Theater on 18. May 2002, not at the Salzburg Festival. <BR/>It is well known that Rolando Villazón has cancelled all the performances of Roméo et Juliette at the MET, so he will not be there in December.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519033651140851117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-76492978861227021462007-12-02T01:23:00.000-08:002007-12-02T01:23:00.000-08:00Furthermore, Rigoletto and La Bohème do not belong...Furthermore, Rigoletto and La Bohème do not belong to the belcanto repertoire.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519033651140851117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351792397474921842.post-70357380605564201352007-12-02T01:20:00.000-08:002007-12-02T01:20:00.000-08:00Some mistakes in this article. First of all, obvio...Some mistakes in this article. First of all, obviously, Rolando Villazón is not her husband! In addition, Plácido Domingo will not conduct the New Years Eve Gala.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519033651140851117noreply@blogger.com