From its second act onward, the San Francisco Opera's new production of "La Traviata" attempts something radically new with Verdi's familiar melodrama. In this version, which opened Saturday night at ...

Soprano Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from Metropolitan Opera's new production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata. The popular Russian soprano told a German newspaper that she won't be appearing in the ...

SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — From the moment she rolls on stage in a 1929 Buick for the opening party scene of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Anna Netrebko pretty much obliterates everything in her path. Just ...

Described as 'Audrey Hepburn with a voice', Russian soprano Anna Netrebko's beautiful, dark and distinctive sound, coupled with her elegant and alluring stage presence have won her both popular and ...