Netrebko MIA but Villazón fashionably late to movie premiere
Villazón pictured with his wife at the world premiere.
The opera-movie world premiere of La Bohème (see previous article about this movie here), like every opera-centric event in Austria these days, has been an orgy of VIP’s and hype abound. Finger food was served by caterers dressed like the title roles. The star role tenor, Rolando Villazón, was only able to make it to the cinema thanks to a private jet from London to Vienna, and after event trip Vienna to Paris (jet rental 20,000 euros). I suppose this is what Ioan Holender meant by Netrebkoismus (see Netrebkoismus article here for clarification). Ironically Netrebkoismus did not involve Netrebko herself. The media was very disappointed that Anna Netrebko didn’t show up; recent motherhood can really get in the way of the media’s wishes.
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