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On February 2, Dmitri makes his role debut as Don Carlo in Giuseppe Verdi's Ernani at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The Siberian baritone’s Ernani performances culminate in a Live in HD cinema broadcast on February 25, when fans from all over the world can watch Dmitri sing live onstage at the Met. You can also catch encore performances in the U.S. on March 14 and in Canada on March 31. Click here to purchase tickets for the Live in HD broadcast nearest to you.
 
In Verdi’s opera, Don Carlo, the king of Spain, must manage the political strife that unsettles his realm. His nobleman Ernani, stripped of wealth and title in civil war, now risks losing his beloved Elvira to her uncle, Don Ruy Gómez de Silva. Determined to win her back, Ernani pursues a daring rescue, putting himself, de Silva, and Don Carlo the king in a dangerous game of risk and honor. Dmitri talks about taking on his newest Verdi role in his Opera News cover story. Click here to read the article.
 
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Romances, Dmitri's latest album and his first for the Finnish label Ondine, is now available for digital download. On this new recording, the Siberian baritone performs 26 Russian art songs by Sergei Rachmaninov, accompanied by his longtime collaborator Ivari Ilja. Their program includes such songs as “Spring waters,” Op.14/11 and “In the silence of the mysterious night,” Op.4/3. This digital release includes two exclusive bonus tracks: “Lilacs” (Siren'), Op. 21/5, and “The raising of Lazarus” (Voskreshenije Lazarja), Op. 34/6. The physical album will be released internationally January 31, 2012.

Preview three tracks from the Siberian baritone’s most recent recording by clicking here.

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In January, Dmitri sings some of his most acclaimed repertoire in two US gala concerts. First, he joins his longtime collaborator soprano Renée Fleming for a Subscriber Appreciation Concert at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Saturday, January 7. Dmitri and Renée have sung opposite each other in such productions as Eugene Onegin (available on DVD) and have co-starred in the documentary "A Musical Odyssey in St. Petersburg" (available to watch online here). On January 10, the Siberian baritone gives a gala concert at the Phoenix Opera, where he will sing works by Bellini, Rubinstein, and Verdi.

Dmitri has given solo recitals and concerts across Russia – including his hometown, Krasnoyarsk. Tenor Marcello Giordani joins the Siberian baritone for two of Dmitri’s signature "Dmitri & Friends" concerts. Together they will sing at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow this Saturday December 3 andthen at the Oktjabrskaya Concert Hall in St. Petersburg on December 6.

Dmitri gave a master class to the winners of Russia's I'm a Talent competition in Moscow on November 30. On December 5, Marcello will join Dmitri in St. Petersburg for a joint master class with the young singers. Wrapping up his fall engagements, Dmitri sings in Kazan on December 10 and in Kiev on December 16.