英语名人堂：安妮·奈瑞贝科

安娜·尤利耶芙娜·奈瑞贝科(俄文：Анна Юрьевна Нетребко，转写：Anna Jur'evna Netrebko，1971年9月18日-)是来自俄罗斯，当红于世界歌剧界的女高音歌手。

Anna Netrebko is one of opera’s leading stars. She is a stunning1 soprano who sweeps audiences off their feet with her beauty and incredible voice. The magazine ‘Musical America’ said she is “a genuine superstar for the 21st century” and was named 'Musician of the Year' for 2008. Netrebko also won the prestigious2 People's Artist of Russia prize in 2008.

Netrebko was born in Russia in 1971. She studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory3, while working there as a floor cleaner and doing odd jobs. She auditioned4 for the Kirov Opera and impressed conductor Valery Gergiev. He became her vocal5 mentor6 and guided her to her operatic stage debut7 in 1994. In 1993, she won the Glinka Vocal Competition in Moscow.

In 1995, Netrebko graduated from St. Petersburg Conservatory and made her sensational8 US debut at the San Francisco Opera. She built up a reputation for her creative and dynamic performances in Russian operatic roles. In 2002 Netrebko made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. She had become an opera superstar.

Netrebko has sung at the great opera houses all around the world and has expanded her repertoire to include most of the opera classics. She has picked up dozens of awards, including the Classical BRIT Award as Singer of the Year in 2004. Netrebko is also frequently seen on the cover of fashion magazines like ‘Vogue’. In 2006, she became an Austrian citizen.

1 stunning

adj.极好的;使人晕倒的

参考例句：

His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。

The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 prestigious

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。

You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 conservatory

n.温室，音乐学院;adj.保存性的，有保存力的

参考例句：

At the conservatory,he learned how to score a musical composition.在音乐学校里，他学会了怎样谱曲。

The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

4 auditioned

vi.试听(audition的过去式与过去分词形式)

参考例句：

None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》

What is that, from some script you auditioned for in the '40s? 什么玩意儿是你40年代试的那些剧本吗? 来自电影对白

5 vocal

adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。

Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 mentor

n.指导者，良师益友;v.指导

参考例句：

He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。

He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

7 debut

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。

The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

8 sensational

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。

Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

9 metropolitan

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。

Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

10 recording

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?

I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

11 repertoire

n.(准备好演出的)节目，保留剧目;(计算机的)指令表，指令系统， <美>(某个人的)全部技能;清单，指令表

参考例句：

There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。