She will be seen next Friday at the Monte Carlo Opera in the title role of Giacomo Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut”, as the 50-year-old announced on “Facebook”. The Russian-Austrian dual citizen stands in for Maria Agresta, who is ill. “I’m overjoyed to be making my stage debut in Monte Carlo unexpectedly,” Netrebko said, wishing Agresta a speedy recovery.
The singer will also perform on April 24th, 27th and 30th. The soprano was delighted that her husband Yusif Eyvazov was part of the party. He plays Renato “Des Grieux”.
No appearance on “Met” for the time being
After the start of the war in Ukraine, the soprano initially lost numerous engagements because she had not distanced herself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Among other things, the New York Metropolitan Opera had ended its collaboration with Netrebko until further notice. It was only at the end of March that “in view of the numerous media reports in recent days” she had her lawyer spread a statement against Putin’s invasion: “I expressly condemn the war against Ukraine and my thoughts are with the victims of this war and their families,” it says in this. The Russian Opera in Siberian Novosibirsk reacted and invited the singer.
However, Netrebko will not be performing at the Metropolitan Opera in the future, its director announced.
Source: Nachrichten
