Opera singer, played with Placido Domingo in film-opera "Rigoletto" will perform in Novosibirsk without fee
On 3rd of March Julia Novikova, Russian soprano with international career, will perform in Novosibirsk. The singer will take part in a charity gala concert "Dedication to Conservatory." Virtuoso violinist Mikhail Simonyan, the soloist of Vienna and Metropolitan Opera Dmytro Popov (tenor), Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra and Singapore Conductor Darrell Ang will come to the stage together with her that evening. All musicians will perform at the concert without fee.
Yulia Novikova got the worldwide success after her participation in the broadcast of the "Rigoletto in Mantua" in 2010, which was broadcast live to 138 countries. Her stage partner was legendary singer Placido Domingo: he performed the title role, Julia Novikova - the role of Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter. The performance directed by Marco Bellocchio was conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Julia Novikova won several international competitions. One of the crown parties of Julia is Queen of the Night at the Opera "The Magic Flute" by Mozart. With it, she shone in theaters in Bonn and Frankfurt, in Hamburg, Berlin, and Vienna State Opera. Mozart debut of young singer in the famous Viennese theater was so successful that in 2010 she was invited to its troupe.
«In the project "Dedication to Conservatory" Novosibirsk Philharmonic serves as a benefactor on a par with the soloists and conductor - says Beibit Mukhamedin, Director General of Novosibirsk Philharmonic - We provide the concert hall for free for the concert, our leading collective - Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra - perform without fee. All organizational issues relating to the advertising and sale of tickets are also taken on Philharmonic. And I think such a serious part in this action was justified. Firstly, it is a gesture of gratitude to the university, where I myself received his higher basic musical education, which came out of the walls of about 90% of our musicians Philharmonic. Secondly, I see this concert as the beginning of a new round of relations Philharmonic and Conservatory - a much more intimate, trusting and fruitful».
Concert "Dedication to Conservatory" will take place at 19.00 in Arnold Kats State Concert Hall on 3rd of March 3 Katz. The project is carried out in support of Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after M.I. Glinka. The initiator of this project is a student of Novosibirsk Conservatory, violinist, conductor, president of Cultural and Educational Programs Fund "Open Sea" Mikhail Simonyan, at whose invitation renowned contemporary musicians will participate in the program. All artists will perform without fee, collected earnings from the concert will go to support the educational activities of Conservatory.
“I deeply care about my musical alma mater. That’s why the idea of holding a charity concert arose, and it was vividly responded by my friends - known musicians Dmytro Popov and Darrell Ang. For us it is not only a fundraiser but an attempt to draw the attention of the business community to the problems of preservation of the historical heritage of Novosibirsk, to improve the quality of music education and the conditions of students’ life. A performance of world stars will surely attract the attention of citizens and will be an outstanding event in the cultural life of Novosibirsk", - says Mikhail Simonyan, who in January 2017 was headed the Board of Trustees of Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after M.I. Glinka.
The charity concert was organized by the Cultural and Educational Programs Fund "Open Sea", together with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Cultural Heritage", Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Society and is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Governor of Novosibirsk region V.F. Gorodetsky.
Tickets for the concert cost from 550 to 1650 rubles. Tickets are available for purchase at the ticket office and online at the Philharmonic website http://phil-nsk.ru/afisha/posvyashchenie-konervatorii/?date=03.03.2017