Directed by: Mai Kino, Greg Tate Producer: Mai Kino DoP: David Gilbey Editor: Tommaso Gallone Grader: Filipe Fernandes Make Up: Yulia Yurchenko Hair: Rute José Lighting Assistants: Pedro Faria, Matt Rainger Focus Puller: Raul A. Menéndez General Assistant: Kuba Drewa
Opera geeks are always charged with excitement, and a little anxiety, when a favorite singer releases a new album. (Has her voice changed? How will it fit the repertoire?) Netrebko, arguably today's most touted soprano, is about to issue a new album,Verismo — and we've got a sneak peek.
As her plush voice has added darker, richer colors over the past few years, Netrebko, now 44, has been exploring lower registers and weightier roles both on record and onstage. The album's title, Verismo, refers to the turn-of-the-20th century style of opera that focuses on surging emotions and physical violence in the lives of common people.