She explains why it took her so long to speak out once morest the war: “The first information was contradictory. I really needed time to sort it out for myself. Professionally, I decided that it’s best, two to three Taking a break for months and processing everything. It wasn’t a time when I might sing,” she said. But she understands why she is being attacked at the moment: “Yes, I understand. That’s why I’m trying to clear up misunderstandings. I’m trying to stay calm. And I have a lot of people who support me. Friends, family, a new one Manager.”
Affairs rumors regarding Putin “I found it funny at first”
She found rumors like the one that Netrebko had had an affair with Vladimir Putin “funny at first.” But “it’s not funny anymore. Until recently, I just ignored such rumours.” The photo on the occasion of a donation that Netrebko made to the opera house in Donetsk, which was occupied by pro-Russian rebels, was taken in St. Petersburg, emphasizes Netrebko. The fact that she was holding a rebel flag arose from the situation: “He asked if he might take a picture with me, suddenly pulled a flag out of his pocket and said: I have a gift for you. I wasn’t prepared for that . I didn’t know what they were handing me, that was my fault.” She had “never traveled to a war zone, never”.
The political situation changed her life: “My voice is fine, but otherwise everything has changed for me. Nothing will ever be the same once more.”
