The Odesa Opera’s Chief Conductor Vyacheslav Chernukho-Volich has reportedly been fired. The Ukrainian press is reporting that the conductor was fired after appearing in a picture with Yusif Eyvazov, the Baku National Opera’s new director, following a “La Boheme” performance in Azerbaijan. The picture caused outrage because Eyvazov is married to Anna Netrebko, who the Ukrainian government sanctioned. Additionally, the {…}
Chief Conductor of the Odesa Opera, Vyacheslav Chernukho-Volich has created outrage in Ukraine after conducting at the Baku National Opera and taking pictures with the newly appointed director Yusif Eyvazov. Chernukho-Volich, who hails from Belarus, conducted a production of “La Bohème” on April 8 and following the performance took pictures with Eyvazov, who was in Azerbaijan to accept his new {…}
(Credit: Vladimir Shirokov) Yusif Eyvazov has been appointed director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. The tenor was appointed to the position by the first deputy minister of culture, acting minister Adil Karimli. Eyvazov is a dramatic tenor who performs around the world at the Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opera, Berlin State Opera, Arena di Verona, Teatro {…}
Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2023-24 season. The season will showcase numerous revivals and new productions. Premieres Calixto Bieito directs a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” with Grigory Shkarupa, Elīna Garanča, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Marina Rebeka, María José Siri, Yusif Eyvazov, Ivan Magrì, René Pape, Erwin Schrott, Vladislav Sulimsky, and Alfredo Daza. Nicola Luisotti conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. {…}
The Opéra de Paris has announced its 2023-24 Season featuring many new productions and many of the great stars in the world. Alexander Soddy conducts Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with a cast that includes Peter Mattei, Kyle Ketelsen, Adela Zaharia, Julia Kleiter, Ben Bliss, Cyrille Dubois, John Relyea, Gaëlle Arquez, Tara Erraught, Alex Esposito, Bogdan Talos, Guilhem Worms, Ying Fang, and {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has fired Yusif Eyvazov from a production of “Tosca.” The company said that Eyvazov’s association with Anna Netrebko was problematic and did not want to disrespect the Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, who will sing the role of Tosca in four performances. General Manager Peter Gelb added, “that he had hoped Eyvazov would withdraw from the production but {…}
Photo: Julian Hargreaves Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov, were scheduled to perform with the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra on Mar. 5, 2023. However, the concert has now been canceled due to “concerns of public opinion,” as per a statement by NSO posted on their website. NSO had earlier defended its decision to move forward with the concert, citing Netrebko’s condemnation {…}
The Arena di Verona has announced that it will present a new production of “Rigoletto” for its 2023 season. The new production will be an homage to the Italian neorealist cinema of the 50s. It will be directed by Antonio Albanese, who has previously directed at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov are set to open the 100th anniversary with a new production of Stefano Poda. The opera will performed on June 16 and will be broadcast on Rai worldwide. Poda will direct the production as well designing the costumes and sets. In a statement Poda said, “The story of Aida is that of a world at {…}
The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Il Trovatore.” The company said that Riccardo Massi will perform the role of Manrico in Adele Thomas’s new production of “Il Trovatore” on June 2, 5, 8, 13 and 16, 2023. Massi will share the role with Gregory Kunde who performs the role on June 21, 24, 27, 29, {…}
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov are set to present a concert with the National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan. The singers will perform on March 5, which will be part of an Asian tour. It was previously announced stops that Netrebko and Eyvazov will also sing in Hong Kong on March 9 and 11, 2023. The duo is set to sing {…}