Anna Netrebko in Shanghai

Anna Netrebko performs Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenada (op. 63, no. 6 ) as an encore at her 6 October 2023 recital at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. ©Tim WANG/Shanghai Grand Theatre. Translation: О dearest, below your balcony I’ll sing you a serenade… Calmed by my singing, You’ll find peace in dreams; Let yourself sleep, and rest In the silent hour of night, Be filled with the delicate sound of cherished kisses! Many sorrows, many hardships exist In the world below you; Just sleep sweetly, until you have no worries And your grieving soul won’t know, Sleep your serene sleep In the darkness of the night, Sleep, ignorant of earthly strife. Let your holy guardian angel, Dear friend, who hovers over you And, lulling your virgin slumber, Sing you a song of paradise. This divine song’s Living echo: Oh yes, may it give you hope. Sleep well, my dearest, sleep, rest Beneath the harmonies of my serenade! May you dream of a bright paradise, Filled with everlasting joy; Let yourself sleep, and rest In the silent hour of night, Be filled with the delicate sound of cherished kisses!