Stars of the world opera scene Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will perform for the first time in Tashkent

July 24, at 18-00, an opera star, performer of major parties in virtually all leading opera theaters of the world, People's Artist of Russia Anna Netrebko and an outstanding tenor, People's Artist of Azerbaijan Yusif Eyvazov will perform for the first time with a solo concert in the SABT named after A. Navoi in Tashkent. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the organizer of the evening of classical art. Performance of the famous artists will be accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan under the direction of Denis Vlasenko, one of the brightest young Russian conductors. Special guests of the evening will be French singer Ludovic Tezier (baritone) and Russian opera singer Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano). Joint performances of the star couple Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov always attract close attention of the most demanding audience and fans of opera art all over the world. Undoubtedly, the performance of a unique family and creative union, the brightest representatives of the world opera scene of Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will be the main event of this summer for Tashkent. Anna turned the idea of what is Opera star. An unusually beautiful voice, generous charm and addictive manner of acting make a lasting impression in whatever role she played. She became the first musician from the world of classical music who enters in the "Time 100" list of most influential people according to Time magazine. Netrebko regularly performs around the world in the glorified music halls - such as New York's Carnegie Hall - and in the big arena in front of tens of thousands of people. Extensive geography of her concerts in the open air is as follows: from the Berlin "Waldbühne" to the Red Square in Moscow. Such artists as Placido Domingo and Dmitry Khvorostovsky performed at these concerts, along with Anna. Anna often returns to the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater to continue her collaboration with her longtime mentor, conductor Valery Gergiev. The past season again confirmed the undeniable reputation of Anna as the opera diva of our time: an eleven minute ovation at the opening of the season at the La Scala theater (Verdi's Jeanne d'Arc), a full hall during the debut solo concert at the Metropolitan Opera and the triumphant first Elsa "Lohengrin" Wagner on the stage of Dresden Semperoper! The coming season began with the release of a new solo album "Verismo", composed of the legendary arias and duets from Italian operas and representing her talent in full bloom. And her CD "Duets", recorded together with Rolando Villazon, set the record as an album of classical music, rising to the very top of the charts in several countries around the world. The nomination for the Grammy Award for Anna Netrebko’s "Violetta" and "Russian album" is Among the numerous merits and awards of her. Yusif Eyvazov appeared on the world opera scene relatively recently. But he very quickly managed to charm the discerning audience of the world's leading opera sites with his unusually rich and vivid voice and outstanding actor's data. Yusif grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he began to study vocal at the Baku Music Academy. In 1997, he moved to Italy to continue his studies, attended many master classes, and participated in international competitions. Since 2005 he started his concert activity and participated in opera performances of small theaters, where he perfected his skills. The geography of Yusif's performances is not limited to Europe and America. In the spring of 2016, Yusif won the love of the Asian audience after a joint concert tour with Anna Netrebko in Asia. Ludovic Tizier is one of the leading singers of the world opera. He was born in Marseilles in 1968. The opera career of the singer began at the Lyon opera, and then he began performing in other world theaters (the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Bavarian State Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Theater in Madrid, The Liceu Theater in Barcelona, Marseilles and Paris Opera). Elena Zhidkova is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In recent years she has performed with such outstanding conductors as Nikolaus Arnoncourt, Valery Gergiev and recently deceased Claudio Abbado. After her debut at the German Opera in Berlin, she was invited to the Wagner's Bayreuth Festival, and it was the roles in Wagner's operas that became the basis of her repertoire. July 13, 2017

13 июля 2017