The results are out. Fresh from winning the World Cup for Russia, Anna Netrebko provided the final boost of star-power that Christian Thielemann and the Dresden Staatskapelle needed to win their New Year's Eve TV ratings war against the Berlin Philharmonic.
After a tidy set-up from Anna and hubby Erwin, team mate Renee Fleming finished off the opposition.
Gustavo Dudamel, Elina Garanca and the Berlin Philharmonic didn't stand a chance.
The final score - 1.67 million viewers (7.7% of total) for Dresden and 1.19 million (5.9%) for Berlin - enough in total to fill roughly a thousand opera houses.
