Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko – Verismo (2016/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:53 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Soprano Anna Netrebko is a major box-office draw on both sides of the Atlantic, but her catalog has been short on the aria-selections albums that remain the way most buyers listen to recorded opera. This collection of verismo (“realism”) Italian arias goes a long way toward filling the hole. It’s actually a bit out in front of her repertoire, which has focused on Verdi, and before that Mozart, but as her voice has darkened she has announced plans to add some of the roles represented here to her repertoire. From what’s heard on the album, the prospects seem very good for a career phase that will elevate Netrebko’s star even higher than it already is. You can sample the aria “In questa reggia” from Turandot to assure yourself of Netrebko’s confidence in hitting the high notes, and hear one of several fine duet passages with the singer’s tenor husband, Yusif Eyvazov. But also take time to explore the big hits, like “Un bel dì vedremo,” from Madama Butterfly, where Netrebko seems to approach the music as if for the first time, and also some of the arias by some of the one-hit wonders of the verismo genre. With capable accompaniment from the Coro e orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano, this is a major Netrebko release and a definitive verismo collection.

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Anna Netrebko – Sempre libera (2004)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:08:57 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

On this stunning album, Anna Netrebko delivers spine-tingling renditions of arias by four of the greatest composers of Italian opera: Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Conducted by the great Claudio Abbado, this is a true masterpiece—a must have for any fan of opera or orchestral music.

her voice is more lustrous and more substantial than before . . . she sails through the music without apparent effort, navigating these arias as if they were a calm Aegean bay. -Alex Ross, The New Yorker

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Anna Netrebko – Opera Arias (2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:02:58 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

This remarkable vocal album, which won the prestigious Amadeus Music Award in 2003, features soprano Anna Netrbko in stunning renditions of works by Puccini, Berlioz, Mozart, Bellini, and Dvorák among others. A multiple Grammy-nominee and the first opera singer ever to be named to the TIME 100 list (Time magazine’s list of the most influential people in the world), Netrebko takes on these masterworks with startling vivacity and vocal virtuosity.

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Anna Netrebko – Amata dalle tenebre (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:44 minutes | 1,46 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Anna Netrebko presents a dazzling array of iconic soprano arias by Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, Puccini, Cilea and Purcell in her first solo album in 5 years, a new recording and visual project featuring some of opera’s most powerful and moving arias.

Also available on vinyl as well as a deluxe edition, which features a Blu-ray music film about Anna Netrebko with behind the scenes footage and exclusive interviews filmed mainly at Teatro alla Scala in Milan right after the album recording, it explores Anna’s performative practices to embody different heroines and their stories. Framed by a genuine interview where Anna shares rare insights about herself, as well as the music, the film follows the four arias as they are translated to screen, each with a unique visual language and style. Aida, Lisa, Dido and Isolde come to life in a series of visual experimentations driven by powerful musical themes.

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Anna Netrebko – Verismo (2016/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:43 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Soprano Anna Netrebko is a major box-office draw on both sides of the Atlantic, but her catalog has been short on the aria-selections albums that remain the way most buyers listen to recorded opera. This collection of verismo (“realism”) Italian arias goes a long way toward filling the hole. It’s actually a bit out in front of her repertoire, which has focused on Verdi, and before that Mozart, but as her voice has darkened she has announced plans to add some of the roles represented here to her repertoire. From what’s heard on the album, the prospects seem very good for a career phase that will elevate Netrebko’s star even higher than it already is. You can sample the aria “In questa reggia” from Turandot to assure yourself of Netrebko’s confidence in hitting the high notes, and hear one of several fine duet passages with the singer’s tenor husband, Yusif Eyvazov. But also take time to explore the big hits, like “Un bel dì vedremo,” from Madama Butterfly, where Netrebko seems to approach the music as if for the first time, and also some of the arias by some of the one-hit wonders of the verismo genre. With capable accompaniment from the Coro e orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Pappano, this is a major Netrebko release and a definitive verismo collection.

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