Although not part of the programme and not formally invited, Anna Netrebko showed up last night at the Vienna Opera Ball.
This morning’s press is in titters over whether she wore anything beneath a Charlize Theron-style pearly top.
Read here (if you’re desperate).
The US violinist has posted this message on…
The Dutch conductor, ousted after a six-year spell…
English National Opera has rolled out plans for…
Laura Samuel, Leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony…
Session expired
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.
For those who don’t speak German, the article says “The black skirt of her Givenchy gown was connected to a pearl top that made it appear as if Netrebko was naked underneath.Only a thin nude-colored fabric was sewn under the pearls.”
That might have worked for the young Netrebko but in 2024…? At least she didn’t show up in blackface or draped in a Russian flag, I guess.
Well, at least, “She had tied her long, dark hair back into an elegant ponytail.”
When is the last time you saw an “elegant ponytail”? They have their places, and their uses, but they rarely provide elegance.
I trust the author that this particular ponytail was elegant.
Who says she was not “formally invited”? I would have thought that was a hard party to crash. Though having just seen Episode 3 of Capote vs. The Swans — the Black and White Ball one — I can see it is possible.
Nebbich
Not clear on the concept. Am I sposta not like her now?
All you need to attend the Openball is a ticket : no one “invites” you, unless they have an extra ticket. Very often singers do in fact get free tickets: it’s not as big a deal as written here, she didn’t crash a party . And concerning her gown: it doesn’t look as if “anything” is showing that isn’t supposed to be there. I’m neither a fan nor do I dislike her, but sensationalism isn’t warrented here. She had a night out along with 3000 other people.