An Evening with Ildar Abdrazakov

The dashing opera star Ildar Abdrazakov debuts at Carnegie Hall in a highly anticipated North Amercian solo recital. Accompanied by pianist Mzia Bakhtouridze, Abdrazakov will perform a program of vocal works by Fauré, Liszt, and Ravel, as well as the highlights of the Russian opera repertoire by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, and Mussorgsky. A Grammy-award winner, Mr. Abdrazakov has established himself as one of opera’s most sought-after basses since making his La Scala debut in 2001, at age twenty five. The Russian-born singer became the leading man on the stages at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera, and Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, among others. His powerful yet refined voice, coupled with compelling stage presence, have prompted critics to hail him as a “sensational bass…who has just about everything – imposing sound, beautiful legato, oodles of finesse” (The Independent).