Anna Netrebko as Lady Macbeth

Today at the Marinsky Gala Anna Netrebko Displayed her Verdi skills in Lady Macbeth's first aria. The Aria was recorded in her latest Album and she take on the role next year. Olga Borodina, Placido Domingo, Rene Pape, and Alexy Markov also performed under the direction of Valery Gergiev.

Salzburg 2013 season rumors

 Salzburg comes to an end, rumors of the upcoming festival are already spreading. Like all houses, the Salzburg festival will celebrate the centennial of Wagner and Verdi with two Wagners and three Verdi's. They will also present one Rossini work and of course one Mozart.

The Verdi works that will be shown are Il Trovatore with a rumored Placido Domingo as Luna, Don Carlo with Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, and Rene Pape and Nabucco in concert.

The Wagner's will be Die Meistersinger with Michael Volle and a concert version of Rienzi.

Finally La Cenerentola and Cosi Fan Tutte will both get new productions. Cast have not been announced yet. More information to come very soon.