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Sound bites.(Russian soprano Anna Netrebko)(Brief Article)
Anna Netrebko, who steps onstage this February to make her Metropolitan Opera debut as Natasha in War and Peace, is probably one of the few Met debutants who would describe the huge auditorium as "comfortable." The Russian soprano sang in the house during the Kirov Opera's 1998 visit -- Louisa (Betrothal in a Monastery) and Lyudmila (Ruslan and Lyudmila). "I love the Met. You can always hear your voice coming back. It's one of the best theaters in the world -- and, of course, an honor to sing there." New York operagoers who have yet to enjoy Netrebko's exquisitely pure sound and blissfully unaffected interpretive style will likely feel the honor is theirs.
The role of Natasha will be familiar territory, too, as Netrebko has already performed War and Peace with the Kirov at Covent Garden, La Scala and Madrid's Teatro Real. Although the part calls for a slightly heavier voice than her lyric coloratura, she is otherwise ideally suited to play Tolstoy's exuberant, impulsive heroine. "Since I was fourteen or fifteen years old, I am exactly like Natasha. And I love this book -- it's my favorite. I used to dream about playing Natasha in a movie." In fact, ...
- Hoffmann's night with Donna Anna
- Magazine article from: Opera News Baker, David J January 6, 1996 700+ words
...many pages disputing the question of Donna Anna's virginity. Was she telling Don Ottavio...The answer is no -- if you believe Donna Anna's account. The Don's possible failure...agree on is the source of the attack on Donna Anna's reputation. The controversy stems...
- Donna Anna
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera JOHN WARRACK and EWAN WEST January 1, 1996 700+ words
Donna Anna. The Commendatore's daughter (sop), lover of Don Ottavio, in Mozart's Don Giovanni .
- Don Giovanni: Monique Page (Donna Elvira), Colin Balzer (Don Ottavio) and Lyne...
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Maheu, Renee June 22, 2002 700+ words
...were all good. The women dominated: Monique Page's Donna Elvira was endowed with a vocal nobility, and Lyne Fortin (Donna Anna) not only possesses a voice with a pure timbre but is also a consummate actor. Nathalie Paulin (Zerlina) was also vocally...
- Natasha Bedingfield Goes Mobile with Verizon Wireless for the British...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 21, 2008 700+ words
...Grand Prize Winner Performs Onstage with Natasha BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 21 /PRNewswire...The UK's biggest female star, Natasha Bedingfield, is launching her first...Veronicas and Kate Voegele. Tickets for Natasha Bedingfield's Verizon VIP Tour are on...
- Natasha is just so perfect.. we keep thinking how can she be our baby;...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) December 24, 2004 700+ words
...after 26 weeks of pregnancy. But baby Natasha was born alive, weighing only 1lb 4oz...were to where we are seems unreal. 'Natasha's so perfect we keep thinking,'How...brother Sean is so proud of her, and Natasha loves him to bits. There's a special...
- Natasha's NEW WORLD ORDER.
- Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) March 26, 2006 700+ words
...NANCY MILLS Third-generation thespian Natasha Richardson has traded the demands of a...Nancy Mills Photographs Joe Montezinos Natasha Richardson won't be moving back to England...think about moving back to England,' Natasha, 42, says. 'Partly that's because...
- Animism: Natasha V. breathes life into her products.
- Magazine article from: Studio Photography & Design Lochetto, Lauren January 1, 2006 700+ words
...natural objects contained life and spirit, Natasha V. sees it as her job to summon these...to look alive," says Toronto-based Natasha V. Finding the right personality to bestow...the product she's shooting is usually Natasha's biggest challenge. It requires a...
- Born to Be a Star.(Natasha Gregson Wagner )
- Magazine article from: Cosmopolitan Hensley, Dennis January 1, 1999 700+ words
...characters she plays on the big screen, Natasha Gregson Wagner knows a thing or two about...m only interested in having fun," Natasha says, sashaying across the living room...does not look nearly as good in it as Natasha does. Curling up on the sofa, she says...
