Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov join the APO in concert later this year.
Three opera world superstars are set to perform for the first time in New Zealand.
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov will join the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at its An Evening of Opera Highlights concert in October. Azerbaijani baritone Elchin Azizov, one of the principal soloists at
the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, will also make a guest appearance.
Netrebko regularly headlines major productions at the world's leading opera houses and was the first classical musician to be chosen as one of Time Magazine's Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. Earlier this year, she was named the 2017 Best Female Singer at the International Opera Awards in London.
She'll be joined on stage by her husband, Eyvazov, who has performed at many world-renowned opera houses including a recent appearance as Canio in Los Angeles Opera's production of I Pagliacci, conducted by Placido Domingo.
The full APO will accompany the singers with classics from opera masterpieces by Verdi, Puccini, Giordano and many others, including arias and duets from Il trovatore, Turandot and Andrea Chénier.
