World soprano Anna Netrebko is coming to Bulgaria for the first time. The event is on March 20, 2025 in "Arena Sofia". The opera gala will be conducted by maestro Nayden Todorov with the Sofia Philharmonic, the organizers say.
"A soprano with star power in the best sense of the word, a charismatic expressiveness that permeates every element of her performance," Anthony Tomasini wrote of her in the New York Times.
Anna Netrebko began her career in 1994 to reach the most prestigious opera stages. She is the star of the Milan "La Scala", the Vienna "State Opera", the "Metropolitan" in New York, the Royal Opera in London, the Berlin "State Opera", a participant in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, etc.
Her repertoire includes operas by Mozart, Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, Massenet, Gounod, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Chilea.
Her most anticipated appearances this summer are eight performances of La Scala with Turandot/Puccini starting June 25 and three performances in August at the Arena di Verona with Tosca/Puccini.
Netrebko has three nominations for the Grammy Award, the German Bambi Award, the Brit Classical Music Awards' Female Singer of the Year, the 2020 Polar Music Award, which is often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Music", and the jury's assessment is that "being a virtuoso vocalist is not enough. Opera, as an art form, attracts an audience, and no one in the modern age does this better than opera diva Anna Netrebko. With her magnificent voice and charisma, she is more than a singer."
In 2007, the Times newspaper named Netrebko one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is a global ambassador for the Chopard brand.
Together with Anna Netrebko, we will see her husband Yusif Eyvazov on stage - a dramatic tenor with a flourishing international career. The unique timbre of his voice, described as "metallic, stentorian and distinctly Italian" (L.A. Times), and his exceptional stage presence allow him to combine his active operatic career with frequent concert appearances, the organizers said.