Bass Ildar Abdrazakov Kicks Off 2012-13 Season with Mozart at the Met and Washington National Opera

Born in 1976 in the city of Ufa, then the capital of the Soviet republic of Bashkiria, Ildar Abdrazakov traces his lineage back to Genghis Kahn. His parents were both artists: his mother was a painter, and his late father a director. He began acting in his father’s stage and film productions at age four, and it was these early experiences that inspired him to pursue a career in the arts. On graduating from the Ufa State Institute of Arts, he joined the Bashkirian Opera and Ballet Theatre. In the late 1990s, he won a string of prestigious vocal competitions: the Moscow Grand Prix named after Irina Arkhipova, the Glinka International Vocal Competition, the Rimsky-Korsakov International Competition, and the International Obrazova Competition. His 2000 win at the Maria Callas International Television Competition in Parma thrust him into the international spotlight and led to his debut at La Scala the following year.

Since 2007, Abdrazakov has been an ambassador for the Zegna & Music project, a philanthropic initiative founded in 1997 by Ermenegildo Zegna to promote music and its values. Abdrazakov’s concert attire is generously provided by the designer.

Ildar Abdrazakov: upcoming engagements, 2012-13

Sep 20, 22, 26 & 29; Oct 1, 4 & 7
Washington, DC
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Washington National Opera / Philippe Auguin

Oct 26 & 29; Nov 3, 7, 10, 13 & 17
New York, NY
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro)
Metropolitan Opera / David Robertson

Nov 28; Dec 1, 5, 8, 11, 15 & 20
New York, NY
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Metropolitan Opera / Edward Gardner

Jan 12 & 13
Berlin, Germany
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Tugan Sokhiev

Feb 9, 12, 14 & 16
Munich, Germany
Rossini: IL Barbiere di Siviglia (Basilio)
Bayerische Staatsoper / Riccardo Frizza

March 2, 5, 7 & 10
Vienna, Austria
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Vienna State Opera / Louis Langrée

April 10, 12, 14, 17 & 21
Torino, Italy
Verdi: Don Carlo (Filippo II)
Torino Opera / Gianandrea Noseda

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