Music in NYC: Anna Netrebko in Carnegie Hall Recital

Dazzling Russian soprano Anna Netrebko accompanied by Malcolm Martineau on piano performs a program by Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 2 pm

Since successfully debuting on the opera stage of Mariinsky Theater in Saint-Peterburg, Russia in the early 1990s, Anna Netrebko’s star has risen earning her high acclaim and faithful following from the classical music lovers. Netrebko’s radiant voice and tremendously sensuous acting of each and every role she chooses are highly anticipated musical events around the world.

A recital at Carnegie Hall with a distinguished pianist Malcolm Martineau brings the deeply emotional scores by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and other romantic masters to the audience of consummate fans who will not settle for just another concert. But there is no too high a bar for a talent of such strength. Netrebko’s genius will surely triumph and win the admiration from the audience.

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Born in Krasnodar, Russia, Netrebko studied at the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory and auditioned for the Mariinsky Theater. There she was discovered by the conductor Valery Gergiev who became her strong supporter and mentor.

Netrebko’s career abroad first rested on her performing in the opera’s by Russian composers. In 1995 she made her American debut at San Fransisco Opera house singing in the title role of Lyudmila in Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Her debut on the Metropolitan Opera stage happened some years later in 2002 when she was invited to sing Natasha in the Metropolitan Opera production of the War and Peace.

While establishing her superiority by deep interpretation of the dramatic characters in Russian operas, she continued expanding her repertoire by adding roles in major productions to the scores of European composers. This season at the Metropolitan Opera she was singing in Aida bringing sold-out house and earning rave reviews. Later in the season, she will appear in Adriana Lecouvreur. Netrebko records with DG and her discography keeps adding new titles.

Malcolm Martineau at the piano — Malcolm Martineau / photo by Alessandro Moggi

Malcolm Martineau, a pianist admired by the vocalists for his delicate touch and restraint, is a familiar presence with Netrebko onstage. The New York Times review of their prior recital at the Met notes his “refinement yet appropriate fervor” that he brings to the music.

Nowadays Netrebko is a Met favorite diva. Her powerful stage presence, a passionate deliverance of the music lines and a storm of feelings delight the fans around the world and send her star sky high. The recitals are no exception, so expect each song to be acted out with all the tenderness and passion that the music and lyrics are calling for.