OPERA ARIAS
It isn’t surprising that Netrebko has such a strong point of view, for her career has been marked by daring from the very beginning. Born in Krasnodar, in southern Russia, she was a 20-year-old student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when the Kirov Opera’s Valery Gergiev discovered her – scrubbing floors in the Mariinsky Theater. That job allowed her to attend and absorb everything she could from the company’s rehearsals and performances. After a couple of years, she auditioned for Gergiev, singing the Queen of Night’s daredevil arias from Die Zauberflöte. To her astonishment, he accepted her on the spot.
Their first collaboration was Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila, first at the Kirov and then, crucially, at San Francisco Opera, where Netrebko enjoyed a success that surprised everyone – especially herself – since she was then only 23. Under the guidance of San Francisco Opera’s general director, Lotfi Mansouri, she stayed on as a member of its famous training academy, the Merola Program, in which she essayed a number of leading leggero roles.
Her successful Metropolitan Opera début came in 2002 as Natasha in Prokofiev’s War and Peace. Netrebko, however, does not consider herself a particularly persuasive champion of Russian opera. Her principal interest lies in the great French and Italian roles suited to her voice, and the selection of arias on this début solo recording – her first under a long-term exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon – provides a generous sampling of the types of parts she likes best. Included are two prime bel canto arias, Amina’s “Care compagne ... Come per me sereno” from Bellini’s La sonnambula and “Ancor non giunse! ... Regnava nel silenzio” from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. The exultation of Amina’s aria and the Gothic chill of Lucia’s provide a striking study in contrast. (Brian Kellow)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Idomeneo, re di Creta, K.366
1) "Quando avran fine omai" - "Padre, germani, addio!" [7:23]
Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, K.527
2) "Crudele!-Ah no, mio bene!" - "Non mi dir, bell'idol" (Donna Anna) [6:37]
Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Benvenuto Cellini
3) "Les belles fleures" - "Entre l'amour et le devoir" - Quand j'aurai votre âge [7:44]
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Manon
4) "Suis-je gentille ainsi?" / "Obéissons, quand leur voix appelle" [6:35]
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor
5) Ancor non giunse!...Regnava nel silenzio [12:42]
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
La Sonnambula
6) Care compaggne, et voi, teneri amici ... Come per me sereno [7:44]
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Faust
7) Chanson du roi de Thule - Air des Bijoux [6:28]
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Rusalka, Op.114
8) Mesicku na nebi hlubokém [5:07]
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
La Bohème
9) "Quando me'n vò" (Musette's Waltz) [2:39]
Anna Netrebko
Wiener Philharmoniker
Gianandrea Noseda
2003 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
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