While it may not be a surprise, world-renowned vocalist Anna Netrebko has decided to cancel a performance of Iolanta due to a throat infection that has rendered the revered opera singer unable to sing.
According to Luzerner Zeitung, the Russian soprano has been suffering from an acute infection in her throat and has been advised, medically, not to sing until June 25. As the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra writes, Netrebko was very sad about the cancellation.
Per Norman Lebrecht:
"[Anna Netrebko] has cancelled a concert performance of Tchaikovsky's Iolanta in Lucerne and, though this has not yet been announced, seems likely to miss further dates in Copenhagen, Monte Carlo and London (Royal Albert Hall)."
However, the opera singer has been the center of debate after her recent contribution to an opera company in Donetsk. Since, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the artist.
While ol' Ms. 'Trebko may have been positioned as aiding Russian nationalists, she claims that the monetary donation was strictly for the betterment of the arts.
Whatever the case may be, we hope Ms. Netrebko gets better soon. As per her website, she is still scheduled to perform internationally all summer starting June 25.
We're going to miss her, indeed. And if you are, too, Classicalites, just answer the following quiz correctly--by our standards, at least--and win Deutsche Grammophon's two-CD Iolanta set of Netrebko, Sergey Skorokhodov, Alexey Markov, Vitalij Kowaljow and the Emmanuel Villaume-led Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
We'll throw in another live Blu-Ray of her Verdi, Mozart and Puccini at Salzburg, as well.
Alas, while you can't hear Anna in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta in person, you can totally hear her doing it live. Just answer above, leave us a comment below or hashtag your response on socials with #Classicalite!
