Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Anna Yuryevna Netrebkois a Russian operatic soprano. She now holds dual Russian and Austrian citizenship and currently resides in Vienna, Austria and in New York City...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth18 September 1971
CityKrasnodar, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
maybe sing singers stay
When I started, my teachers told me that I had to sing 'Mozart, Mozart, Mozart.' I said, 'No, I want to sing all the other stuff.' If you do not push yourself, you will stay the same. Maybe some singers are happy with that, but I have to move, I have to do something new always.
cannot cute definitely music operas peasant russian voice
I do not have voice for Russian music; I cannot be cute little peasant like in operas of Glinka or Rimsky-Korsakov. I am now never in Russia; I am Austrian citizen. But definitely I am Latin!
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When I am on stage, I give everything. Maybe because of that, I won't last long, but I don't care.
dark darker lady life maybe nice sweet
Maybe because I'm a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles. The really dark one is Lady Macbeth.
happens sharp sing work
I know what I'm missing. I know what I have to work on. Coloratura. And I sing sharp sometimes. It happens when I'm nervous.
high lots low sings soprano work
As a soprano who sings 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' I have the high notes and the trills. No problems there. But going into the low registers is lots of work.
conductor good great listen listening music opinion orchestra passionate ruling singers types
There are two types of conductors. One is the good conductor who can do passionate music but also listen to the singers and do the orchestra. And then there are great conductors, who have their own opinion on the music, who are ruling everything - and not listening much to the singers, but the orchestra play amazingly.
curves embracing extreme fashion forgot understand women
After the baby, I got bigger, and I like it. I like me better now than when I was young and skinny. I don't understand this extreme fashion for being anorexic-skinny. We forgot about women with curves - real women. We're not embracing that anymore.
expensive home normal
I'm just a normal person. It's not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics.
came changes dress good nobody people saying time upset
When I just started my career, of course, I always try to look very good, and I changes the dress all the time on the performance. And people came to me and said, 'Oh, beautiful dress. Your dress is so beautiful, and you look so beautiful.' That's it. And I was so upset nobody saying anything about my singing.
private public
When I am not on the stage, it is always very difficult for the public to find me! I am a private person who does not always want to be in the spotlight!
days dress love loved modest wear
I have to be more modest now that I'm a mama, but I loved those days when I could really wear what I wanted to. I do love crazy shoes and clothes. But I mean, come on, I'm 38, so even if I like a dress of Betsey Johnson, I have to say, 'Stop it. Go for Chanel!'
believe chance crossover desire hear love people
I have no desire to become a crossover artiste, singing with microphones. I believe in opera; that it is something that young people would love if they had a chance to hear it.
You will not see me dressed in plain, modest outfits.