Anna Netrebko quotes

Anna Netrebko is a renowned Russian operatic soprano celebrated for her powerful voice and captivating stage presence. She has performed at the world's leading opera houses and is recognized for her wide-ranging repertoire. She remains one of the most influential and acclaimed opera singers of her generation. Here are 9 of her quotes:

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. (Anna Netrebko)

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.

Anna Netrebko

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. It's not the diva speaking. It's the artist who knows how it has to be done.

Anna Netrebko

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.

Anna Netrebko

Lots of opera singers are just boring.

Anna Netrebko

Maybe because Im a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles. The really dark one is Lady Macbeth.

Anna Netrebko

After the baby, I got bigger, and I like it. I like me better now than when I was young and skinny. I don't understand this extreme fashion for being anorexic-skinny. We forgot about women with curves - real women. We're not embracing that anymore.

Anna Netrebko

As a soprano who sings 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' I have the high notes and the trills. No problems there. But going into the low registers is lots of work.

Anna Netrebko

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.

Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko

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Photo: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 3.0

Occupation: Russian Musician
Born: September 18, 1971
Quotes count: 9

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