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
ask full less sing teacher vocal
If you ask me about vocal technique, I don't know anything. I could never be a teacher. I just know what my teacher told me: 'Always sing with a full voice. When they tell you, less sound, more piano - no.'
ask department experience prefer
I prefer department stores. In boutiques, they come up and ask you if you need help. I can't get lost in the experience.
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.
sweet nice dark
Maybe because Im a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles. The really dark one is Lady Macbeth.
artist light needs
I know what I want, and I know what needs to be done to make my performance better. So I do these little askings, about the lights and costumes. Its not the diva speaking. Its the artist who knows how it has to be done.
support doe sometimes
I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.
mistake feelings intuition
I have an intuition, and usually my intuition is right. I have a feeling for whether a role will be good or bad for me, and I almost never make a mistake.
littles needs our-lives
Russians always need a little sh*t in our lives. If everything is good and we seem completely happy, then we become suspicious of that.
teacher moving want
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.
opera singers boring
Lots of opera singers are just boring.
beautiful home thinking
Im just a normal person. Its 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.