NETREBKO ABRE A TEMPORADA 2011/2012 DO MET

MUSIC REVIEW

A Queen’s Delusion and Defiance Opens the Met Season

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI 11:56 AM ET

Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Anna Netrebko in the title role of Anne Boleyn in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Donizetti's “Anna Bolena."

The soprano Anna Netrebko performed the punishing title role in Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” to open the Metropolitan Opera’s season.

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