Netrebkos get audience on stage for closing duet
mainExtraordinary scenes on the stage of the Teatro Colon as Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov prepare to leave Buenos Aires.
Wouldn’t be allowed in Salzburg
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Spontaneity and freedom. It is good to see such a natural interaction with the audience.
Notice that the people who jumped onstage not only know music and lyrics (in Italian) but sound like professionals too. Also, how convenient and “coincidental”, no?, that the lot happened to be sitting right up front. Not buying it and something tells me this was concocted in advance.
Loads of people know “O Sole Mio” and they are hardly likely to invite people on stage from the Circle or the back of the hall are they?
One of the group is taking “selfies” as he sings, many have taken bags and other personal items with them on stage. They may be students, they may be a group acquainted with them – Who knows? I very much doubt it was planned and I still think it was a nice touch!
Looks staged to me too. If it were totally unplanned, it would have looked more chaotic and out of tune, I think. But I agree it looks like fun. Not worth splittin hairs.
I withdraw your invitation to my surprise birthday party. Or any gathering for that matter. I doubt you know those lyrics either.
Staged or not, it’s delightful to see everyone thoroughly enjoying the music, singing and hopefully will prove to youngsters that music making can be fun and unstuffy.
Always a pleasure to see folks enjoying a concert like this. Bravi tutti!
Definitely looks staged but what great fun!
Staged or not, I wasn’t there, and so there is nothing for me to say or add here… Which makes watching the video all the more lovely:-) Besides, with Argentina going through rough economic times (again), it’s great to watch everyone having such great fun, as those who shared the stage with the Netrebkos will cherish this once-in-a-lifetime experience as long as they live. Good for all involved!
Maybe it wouldn’t be allowed at Salzburg but Cecilia Bartoli did lead an audience clap-along to an encore after the end of l’Italiana last night.
Check your facts. She posted this some time ago on her Instagram and explained that those were Argentinian students she worked in a master class while in Buenos Aires.
Surely something like that would’ve been allowed in Salzburg as well
I suspect many of them are better than Mr Netrebko…!