Anna Netrebko: I’ve had a really good year
OperaFrom the soprano’s instagram feed:
“An end of year finds us reflecting, as always. And I have to tell that despite all the hurricanes which passed over me, this year was very good one! The year was better than the previous one which left confusion and foreboding. Now, there is no foreboding – but there is Christmas Tree and the ladder! The dress will be ironed, the jewels will be put on, and – FORWARD! With coming New Year!
The lack of empathy and the moral emptiness of this woman is jarring
All she’s ever had to offer in her 5 decades on earth was the quality of her singing voice – and now not even that.
Yes, the quality of her singing voice when she could be bothered to turn up and actually perform.
Reviews of her recent performances disagree with you.
I heard her La Macbeth at La Scala just over a year ago – utterly horrific, wobbling all over the place, can’t imagine any improvement since.
yes, you are absolutely right. All the reviews defined her all performances in the last year as triumphal-sold out- stand ovasions- from another dimension,…
So what should she do instead, do you suggest?
Be more attentive to the problems of others. What about the “friends” she claimed to have in Ukraine? No mention about the fact that Putin’s bombs and Iran’s drones are pouring down on them throughout their country. One gets the distince impression that only SHE counts, and on a lower level her son and husband.
She could use her celebrity to ease the pain and suffering of others. The public has given her much over three decades; she should return the favor. She has a platform should she care to use it.
She is the personification of ignorance is bliss and let them eat cake.
A completely superficial vacuous human being outside of her one area of (steadily diminishing) talent. I remember a Russian emigre here in New York dismissing her as nothing more than an ignorant “peasant”, which sadly seems to be the case despite her obvious wealth.
Tom Phillips, You dismiss Anna Netrebko as an ignorant peasant! Most Americans are descendants of “ignorant peasant” immigrants who valued education and hard work.Many have achieved high levels of success, but apparently still carry that ugly class conscious designation.
I wonder what the significance of her son’s camoflag outfit is?
I’ve come to see every missive from her as some kind of trolling of the west.
Carl, camouflage has been fashionable for years, featured on the runways by Balenciaga and Valentino. Pop star Rhianna favors camo. From music to fashion, Slipped Disc is a cultural touchstone.
How nice for her.
Happy new year, and best wishes to Miss Netrebko. She has a beautiful voice, and is indeed a gift to the world.
Greetings to Syria
A gift to mass murderers and war criminals such as her benefactor.
Perhaps a gift in the German sense of the word, where “Gift” means poison.
She’s so disgusting, but fun to laugh at!
Happy New Year to Armenia
Serves her right for supporting a mass murderer.
I love the fact that all the problems of war you rely on this woman. If only she disappeared we could have a peaceful world
Potter Herald, your witty sarcasm is true and accurate. Angry people need a target and Putin is safely behind Kremlin walls. Anna Netrebko is a very famous Russian and appears publicly in front of thousands worldwide.She condemned the war, was called a traitor and has not returned to Russia since the invasion. Netrebko is wise to be discreet because prominent critics frequently have accidents and fall out of buildings.
Virtue signaling nadir from the non-musicians here.
President Zelensky has announced sanctions against against 119 Russians and Ukrainians, including Anna N., which include freezing assets and prohibition to enter the Ukraine. The latter will most likely not ruffle her feathers, but the former … ? Will she also let us all know via Instagram what she thinks of that?