Si mi chiamano mimi anna netrebko biography

After the mediocre, vocally uneven La Boheme that opened in January, the Lyric Opera of Chicago got it right the second time around, boosted enormously by two starry principals who made Puccini’s romantic tear-jerker shine like new Saturday night at the Civic Opera House.

You don&#;t realize how much true star power has been missing on local opera stages until you experience the real thing.

And with Anna Netrebko as Mimi in the current Boheme cast, which runs through March 28, Chicago is seeing the kind of gleaming vocalism, dramatic acuity, and personality-plus stage charisma that has been infrequently glimpsed in Chicago productions in recent seasons.

Why in the world has it taken so long for Netrebko to make her Chicago debut?

The Russian soprano truly is the complete package&#;a strikingly beautiful woman possessed of a rich creamy voice and an assured and credibl