Outside, it’s a blustery San Francisco afternoon. But inside War Memorial Opera House, it’s a lusty night in 1920s Paris as Anna Netrebko, the Russian sexpot soprano, prowls the stage in her satin ...

SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — From the moment she rolls on stage in a 1929 Buick for the opening party scene of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Anna Netrebko pretty much obliterates everything in her path. Just ...

Once in a generation a prima donna takes ownership of a role in a way none of her peers can do. Anna Netrebko has achieved this as Violetta, and the proof is there for all to see and hear in Covent ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Anna Netrebko giggled at the prospect of her opera being released on Blu-ray. “So you can see all the pimples?” she said. Proud mother of a 5-month-old son, the soprano returned to ...

As San Francisco Opera’s remarkable production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” gets under way, a gleaming 1929 automobile rolls on stage to deliver the belle of the ball. Out steps soprano Anna Netrebko. She ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Anna Netrebko - I'm not the first to notice - has all the beauty and grace of the young Audrey Hepburn (if not more), and she sings with ...

Soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from Metropolitan Opera's new production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata. The popular Russian soprano told a German newspaper that she won't be appearing in the ...

La Traviata endures not just because of its captivating music, but because of a story with musical and psychological depth, says reviewer Lara Rae, and the chance to see rising star Angel Blue in the ...

Taken from seven performances staged in August 2005 at the Salzburg Festival, this “Traviata” fairly crackles with electric immediacy–indeed, the three principal singers nearly tear the upholstery off ...