In a surprise announcement, one of the biggest opera stars in the world, Anna Netrebko, will be making her Canadian debut at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 25, 2017.

Anna Netrebko will join Trio Magnifico, which includes her husband, tenor Yusif Eyazov, and Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The trio will sing opera arias, duets, and trios backed by the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra conducted by Italy’s Jader Bignamini.

Tickets will not be cheap and are expected to go for as much as $450 each. They go on sale Thursday, October 20 at 10:00 am (online) and 11:00 (in person) at the COC box office. The one-night-only event is co-produced by the Canadian Opera Company and Show One Productions and expected to sell out quickly.

As one of the internet’s most searched opera stars, Russian Soprano Netrebko first gained international acclaim for her 2002 Salzburg Festival debut. She has gone on to headline at leading opera houses around the world and is considered to be one of the finest living sopranos anywhere.

Most recently, the husband and wife team of Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov have been touring a short series of recitals in Hamburg, Cologne, Sochi, Budapest, and Moscow with fairly good reviews.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky and has been a frequent performer in Toronto for over a decade. His appearance with the Trio Magnifico marks the groups world premiere and no further dates have been announced.

After their official Canadian debut, Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyazov will join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for their second Canadian date in Calgary on April 30, 2017, at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

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