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Anna Netrebko opens the season in the title role of Anna Bolena, which had its Met premiere on September 26. (Brigitte Lacombe/Met Opera)
You don’t need to go to the Met to see soprano Anna Netrebko. Her picture is everywhere, from newspapers and magazines to the tops of taxis. Today: A conversation with the face, and the voice, of the Metropolitan Opera’s new season. And: we kick off a three day series we’re calling Beatles 2K11, with a look at Paul McCartney’s first ballet score. Plus: a live performance from California band Foster the People.
Anna Netrebko at the Met
You don’t need to go to the Met to see soprano Anna Netrebko. Her picture is everywhere, in newspapers and magazines, at bus stops and on top of taxis… She’ll join us to talk about being the face – and the featured voice – of the new season of the Metropolitan Opera.
Beatles 2K11: Paul on Pointe
In what seems like an annual ritual, The Beatles have invaded pop-culture conversations, thanks to a new George Harrison documentary, a John Lennon biography and Paul McCartney’s collaboration with New York City Ballet. In the first of a three-part series, we start with a review of “Ocean’s Kingdom,” McCartney’s first ballet score. We’re joined by Jennifer Homans, dance critic for The New Republic and author of the ballet history “Apollo’s Angels.”
In Studio: Foster the People
California-based band Foster the People scored a big hit this summer with their violently-lyricized, yet sunny-sounding single, “Pumped Up Kicks.” The three-piece group joins us in the studio to play live.
Playlist: The New Face of the Met + Foster the People
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Gig Alert: Veronica Falls
There's some tension and nostalgia hiding behind the hooks in the songs of this U.K. foursome. Download "Bad Feeling" here for free.