Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov at the Arena di Verona

Opera's golden couple at the 99^th Arena Opera Festival!

Art and life partners, Anna Netrebko e Yusif Eyvazov will star in some dates of Aida and Turandot in 2022. Two great voices for two legendary couples in love.

Aida

Direction and set design: Franco Zeffirelli

Anna Netrebko will be Aida for three dates:

Friday 8^th July at 9.00 pm
Saturday 16^th July at 9.00 pm
Thursday 28^th July at 9.00 pm

Yusif Eyvazov will be Radamès for five dates:

Thursday 23^th June at 9.15 pm
Sunday 3^th July at 9.00 pm
Friday 8^th July at 9.00 pm
Saturday 16^th July at 9.00 pm
Thursday 28^th July at 9.00 pm

Turandot

Direction and set design: Franco Zeffirelli

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov will be Turandot and Calaf for three dates:

Thursday 4^th August at 8.45 pm
Sunday 7^th August at 8.45 pm
Wednesday 10^th August at 8.45 pm

Anna Netrebko

Soprano

Anna Netrebko was born in 1971 in Krasnodar, Russia, and studied singing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. She is the opera's main global ambassador. Recognised as one of today's most compelling and committed artists in any genre, she is perhaps the most celebrated soprano in the world.


She won the 2020 Polar Music Prize together with American singer-songwriter Diane Warren. Her other accolades include the 2018 Metropolitan Opera Guild Luncheon and 2017 International Opera Award for Best Female Singer; the 2016 Opera News Award; Musical America's 2008 Musician of the Year; three Grammy Award nominations; Germany's prestigious Bambi Award; the UK's Classical BRIT Awards for Singer of the Year and Female Artist of the Year; the Russian State Award and Popular Artist of Russia designation; and the Austrian Kammersängerin title. 

Yusif Eyvazov

Tenor

The Azerbaijani dramatic tenor Yusif Eyvazov completed his music education in Italy where he perfected his skills with Franco Corelli and Ghena Dimitrova. He performs on the stages of the biggest international theatres. In 2017 he was awarded the title of “People's Artist of Azerbaijan”.

He performs on the stages of the biggest international theatres: the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London,the Staatsoper Berlin, the Metropolitan in New York, the Bol'šoj Theatre in Moscow, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Salzburg Festival, the Liceu in Barcelona, the Opéra National in Paris and Teatro alla Scala in Milan.