Yusif Eyvazov

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Yusif Eyvazov as Kalaf in Turandot , Vienna State Opera 2016

Yusif Eyvazov (born May 2, 1977 in Algiers ) is an Azerbaijani opera singer with a tenor voice .

life and work

Yusif Eyvazov is the son of a university professor from Azerbaijan, was born in Algeria and grew up in Baku . He originally wanted to be a meteorologist like his father. In the second year of his studies, students were looking for a singer for a party and he dared his first appearance with "some pop song". On the advice of a colleague, he decided to study at the Baku Music Academy. In 1997 he went to Italy to continue his training there with Franco Corelli and Ghena Dimitrova , among others . He was a finalist and winner of singing competitions in Capriolo, Montagnana and Milan.

Opera

Yusif Eyvazov restricts himself to a few roles, mostly from the Italian repertoire, sings heroic roles in Verdi, Boitos and Verismo - from Leoncavallo, Puccini and Mascagni to Giordano. His Verdi roles include Manrico in Il trovatore , Radamès in Aida and the title role in Otello , while his Puccini roles include Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut , Rodolfo in La Bohème , Cavaradossi in Tosca , Luigi in Il tabarro and the Kalaf in Turandot . From the Russian repertoire he has only sung Hermann in Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame , from the French only Don José in Bizet's Carmen .

His career began in Italy, he sang Radamès at the Opera Fiesole , at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and in the Arena di Verona , as Hermann at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, as Otello at the Ravenna Festival . In 2010 he was invited to take on Cavaradossi at the Bolshoi Theater . In 2014 he sang Des Grieux in Rome alongside Anna Netrebko , conducted by Riccardo Muti , then Canio in Leoncavallos Pagliacci in Bari, conducted by Paolo Carignani . This was followed by the Turiddu in Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana at the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona . In 2015 he took over Canio at the Macerata Opera Festival and at the Los Angeles Opera , conducted by Plácido Domingo . In summer 2015 he made his debut as Cavaradossi in a Robert Dornhelm production at the St. Margarethen Opera Festival .

On November 7th, 2015 he made his debut as Kalaf in Puccini's Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, gave a recital with Anna Netrebko in Graz the next evening and sang Kalaf again on November 12th in New York.

In 2016 she made or follow debuts at the Opéra National de Paris and at the State Opera in the Schiller Theater in Berlin (both as Manrico) and at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (as Otello), conducted by Valery Gergiev . In April 2016 he took over the Kalaf in the new production of Puccini's Turandot , staged by Marco Arturo Marelli and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel , at the Vienna State Opera in place of the sick Johan Botha .

On August 1, 2016, he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival as Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini . In October 2016 he was seen in this role at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. In 2016 it was announced that Eyvazov could be seen again at the Salzburg Festival in 2017 as Radamès in Aida .

concert

Eyvazov has performed several times in the concert hall with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi , also known as LaVerdi - for example as tenor soloist in Verdi's Messa da Requiem or as Turiddu. Mostly, however, he sings recitals with famous arias and duets from Italian operas in the concert hall . At the Red Ribbon Celebration Concert 2014 he appeared together with Piotr Beczała , Thomas Hampson , Jennifer O'Loughlin , Luca Pisaroni , Ildar Abdrazakov and Vesselina Kasarova . The soloists of the gala concert were accompanied by the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra .

He performed with Anna Netrebko at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, conducted by Massimo Zanetti . In the summer of 2015 he was engaged for an open-air concert in the palace gardens of Versailles . At the beginning of December 2015 he sang excerpts from Verdi and Puccini operas in Parma, a few days later he could be heard - together with Netrebko and Eleonora Buratto - at the Pucciniano Recital in Forlì, conducted by Riccardo Muti . In the spring he went on a concert tour with Anna Netrebko to Asia. The two performed in Hong Kong, Seoul, Nagoya, Tokyo and Taipei. In August 2016, three concert performances of Puccini's Manon Lescaut were scheduled at the Salzburg Festival - with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in the main roles.

Eyvazov also appears at charity events , for example at the Vienna Life Ball in 2015 and at a music association concert with Ildebrando D'Arcangelo and Anna Netrebko for the benefit of the Austrian Autism Aid .

Familiar

In March 2014, he changed his status on his Facebook page to "engaged", but did not disclose with whom. On July 10, 2014, Anna Netrebko also announced her engagement on her Facebook page. The two had met in February of the same year while rehearsing for Manon Lescaut in Rome. On December 29, 2015, Netrebko and Eyvazov married in Vienna. The civil wedding took place in the Palais Coburg , the subsequent celebration in the Palais Liechtenstein .

He lives with Netrebko and their son Tiago from their relationship with Erwin Schrott in Vienna. He speaks very good English and almost perfect Italian.

Quotes

“Finally, Yusif Eyvazov, the Cavaradossi, presented something puzzling: The appearance and the first aria failed - Eyvazov seemed uninvestigated, the voice seemed to be looking for its seat. The increase was enormous, however, and in the third act one witnessed a world-class performance. The dark, powerful voice with the resounding height is just as capable of heroic outbursts as beguiling legato arcs, and especially the final act was an example of expression and higher stage truth. "

- Heinz Sichrovsky : The Divine Mania of Power (about his Cavaradossi in St. Margareten), NEWS , July 10, 2015

“In the course of my studies and my career [...] I don't expect anything from a career, I dedicate myself completely to my studies. The most important task for me, today, yesterday and tomorrow, is - studying and constantly improving the technology, improving the singing, improving the voice. That is the greatest challenge. And then: what comes will come. "

- Yusif Eyvazov

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ News : This is Anna Netrebko's friend Yusif Eyvazov , July 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ According to another source, CSMA , accessed on March 1, 2016, he is said to have studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
  3. ↑ Kleine Zeitung : Autographs and Murboden cattle: Anna Netrebko in Graz. November 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Daniela Schimke: Netrebko's fiancé is 15 kilos lighter. In: Kurier , April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ News : This is Anna Netrebko's friend Yusif Eyvazov , July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ The details of the Netrebko engagement. kurier.at, July 10, 2014, accessed on March 1, 2016 .
  7. ↑ 180 guests and carriage ride: Anna Netrebko gets married in Vienna. derStandard.at. December 29, 2015, accessed March 1, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Eyvazov, Yusif
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Azerbaijani opera singer with a tenor voice
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Algiers or Baku