Anna Enchants Verona with Tosca

Last Friday, Anna brought to life Puccini’s Tosca at the Arena di Verona for more than 10,000 spectators. According to the Financial Times, “…when Netrebko strode onstage, winning a hail of applause before she had sung a single note, it was clear those who had bought tickets to hear her were determined to enjoy themselves. They were not disappointed. It is hard to imagine a more vivid account of Tosca today, the plum-voiced Netrebko drawing in listeners with a meld of dizzying infatuation, burning jealousy and coy supplication in the opening act. The soprano’s transformation into a woman capable of murdering her tormentor in act two was chillingly stark, each syllable of her clearer-than-usual Italian bubbling with rage.” Further performances take place on August 9 and 16. Foto: Arena di Verona.