The greatest Violetta since Callas?

The greatest Violetta since Callas?

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norman lebrecht

December 23, 2015

That’s what Die Welt’s Manuel Brug thinks of Sonya Yoncheva.

Hasn’t he overlooked a few?

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Photo (c) Bernd Uhlig/Staatsoper Berlin

 

Comments

  • Marc-Antoine Hamet says:
    December 23, 2015 at 7:32 am

    Looks like the Willy Decker staging, in which Anna Netrebko triumphed with Rolando Villazon (Salzburg Festival 2005, available on DVD).

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  • Simon S. says:
    December 23, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Manuel Brug. No need to say more.

    https://slippedisc.com/2015/06/german-media-antisemites-come-crawling-over-kirill-petrenko/

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    • Erich says:
      December 27, 2015 at 10:18 am

      Reading the article it seems clear to me that this was not his intention but some ‘sub’s’ headline interpretation.

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  • Mr. Burns says:
    December 23, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Definitely overlooked a few….

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  • RW2013 says:
    December 23, 2015 at 11:19 am

    Yoncheva married the better looking guy.

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  • Ben Jameson says:
    December 24, 2015 at 1:57 am

    Yeah. Obviously they didn’t hear Lisette Oropesa in Philly this year.

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