Anna Netrebko and Vladimir Putin
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Anna Netrebko has one of the most sensational operatic careers since Maria Callas.
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She condemns the war of aggression – but not Putin: will we ever see the great Anna Netrebko on a western stage again?
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Reinhard J. Brembeck, Carolin Gasteiger, Helmut Mauró and Egbert Tholl
July 27, 2002 and February 24, 2022 are key dates in the career of the great singer Anna Netrebko. 20 years ago, Netrebko, then known only to enthusiasts and opera connoisseurs, triumphed at the opening of the Salzburg Festival and then conquered all the major opera stages in the western world. With the Russian invasion of the Ukraine four weeks ago, one has to assume today that this was the beginning of the end of this most sensational operatic career since Maria Callas.
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