Ildar abdrazakov born

Ildar Abdrazakov is one of a small number of singers blessed with the vocal prowess, artistic eloquence and captivating stage presence required to bring opera’s great bass arias to life.

He has also succeeded in securing his place at the top of the operatic tree at an age when most basses are only beginning to mature. The Russian artist, described by the New York Times as “a bass of elegance and unforced resonance”, is in high demand at the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls.

His signature repertoire extends from Mozart’s Figaro and the opera buffa roles of Rossini and Donizetti to the strikingly complex characters of Verdi’s Attila, Oberto and Filippo II. “My beginning is always with the composer,” he observes.

Ildar abdrazakov born

“I want to sing what the composer wrote. That is first. Everything starts with the score.”

On 10 October 2017 it was announced that Abdrazakov had signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon – a few weeks earlier the yellow label had rel