Anna Netrebko makes her role debut in and as Anna Bolena at the Vienna State Opera on 2 April. Evelino Pidò conducts and the cast also includes Elina Garanca, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo and Elisabeth Kulman. Eric Génovèse directs, with costumes by Sofas'R'Us.
In Anna-mad Vienna, tickets for the sold-out premiere have apparently been going for 800 euros.
Assuming she survives the ordeal, the 5 April performance will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world, including the Covent Garden Odeon and others in the Odeon chain, and it'll also be shown on ARTE TV.
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